An object-oriented approach for implementing power system restoration package

Abstract

Due to many unforeseen circumstances that could happen in the today's bulk power system, there is a possibility of a system wide outage. In order to provide aids to the power system dispatchers following a complete collapse of the power system, a prototype package has been developed. Through interactive and friendly graphic interface, the package suggests a guideline for the dispatcher to restore the power system. With an aim to increase the ease of maintenance, object-oriented technique was adopted to implement the package. The development of the software involved three stages: 1) Object oriented analysis, 2) Object oriented design, and 3) Integration and testing. In this paper, the structure and the development procedure of the prototype system are presented.