Research Article
Ant Colony Search Algorithm for Optimal Generators Startup during Power System Restoration
Table 4
Generator start-up sequence and selected path with the P/T method.
| Unit no. | Bus no. | Cranking unit | Start time | Selected path for energization |
| 1 | 30 | Black start | 0 : 00 | — | 6 | 35 | Black start | 0 : 00 | — | 7 | 36 | 6 | 0 : 20 | (35-22), (22-23), (23-36) | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 : 20 | (30-2), (2-25), (25-37) | 5 | 34 | 6 | 0 : 30 | (22-21), (21-16), (16-19), (19-20), (20-34) | 4 | 33 | 7 | 1 : 10 | (19-33) | 2 | 31 | 7 | 1 : 10 | (16-15), (15-14), (14-4), (4-5), (5-6), (6-32) | 3 | 32 | 7 | 1 : 20 | (14-13), (13-10), (10-32) | 10 | 39 | 8 | 1 : 40 | (2-1), (1-39) | 9 | 38 | 8 | 3 : 30 | (25-26), (26-29), (29-38) |
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