Challenges and Opportunities of Modern Heuristic Methods in Power System Operation and Planning

Modern heuristic methods have been introduced to power industry for more than a decade. The research and development on those methods has proved their significant potential benefit to the current power system, especially with smart grid in place. This panel will focus on industry experiences or applications using one or more modern heuristic methods. The challenges and the potential opportunities of the applications will be discussed. The panelists will be very mixed from university, vendor, consulting company, national lab and ISO/TRO. The topics will cover the application basics, operation, asset condition management, distribution planning and micro-grid.