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Title: | Keeping the Lights On: An Analysis of the Dynamic Allocation Problem of Assigning Utility Repair Trucks to Outages |
Authors: | Holekamp, Mark |
Advisors: | Powell, Warren |
Department: | Operations Research and Financial Engineering |
Class Year: | 2014 |
Abstract: | For electrical providers like PSE&G, the main goal of the company is to provide consistent and reliable services to their customers. However, these companies are often challenged by an overwhelming number of outages following a storm, and restoring power to their customers as quickly and efficiently as possible with a limited amount of repair resources is their highest priority. This thesis aims to analyze the process of assigning utility repair crews to outages by modeling the PSE&G electrical grid and simulating problems that may arise following a storm. It will then test and compare various dynamic allocation policies for assigning repair crews to outages to determine the most effective policy for resolving potential storm-based issues in the future. |
Extent: | 81 |
URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01tb09j5833 |
Type of Material: | Princeton University Senior Theses |
Language: | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Operations Research and Financial Engineering, 2000-2023 |
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