Development of an expert system for optimization of the electric power system of Croatian motorways

Zdenko Balaz, Slavko Vujević, Rino Lucić, Alen Bernadic
January 2009
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Abstract

In addition to the construction of new sections of highways in the Republic of Croatia, new electric power facilities (EEO) were also built, which are used to power consumers in the function of traffic safety. Although these facilities of Hrvatske Autoceste d.o.o. (HAC) incorporate into the domicile distribution networks of HEP and become their integral part, from the aspect of optimization, they can be viewed as a specific electric power system (EES). Ten years of experience in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of EEO was enough to direct the efforts and realized operations on the optimization of the power industry into the development of an expert system (ES), whose application is in the optimization of the HAC’s power system. Optimization includes electromagnetic compatibility, rationalization and reliability. ES, as a part of artificial intelligence supported by a computer, includes specialist knowledge from a particular field, and models intelligent elements of human problem solving: inference, judgment, decision-making based on sometimes even unreliable and incomplete information, and control and interpretation of decisions. The paper presents strategic directions for the development of an expert system called ExSyS-HAC.

Type
Conference paper
Publication
Zbornik radova 18. medunarodnog Elektroinzenjerskog simpozija EIS 2009
Electrical Power Objects of Hac Expert System Artificial Intelligence Analytical and Numerical Methods of Modeling Optimization Electromagnetic Compatibility Reliability Rationalization
Slavko Vujević
Slavko Vujević
Professor Emeritus

An expert in electrical engineering, particularly known for his contributions to numerical modeling of electromagnetic phenomena, lightning protection, and grounding. Throughout his career, he was a key member of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture in Split, where he taught, mentored students, and actively participated in scientific research and international professional organizations.

Rino Lucić
Rino Lucić
Full Professor

Dr. sc. Rino Lucić is a retired professor from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture in Split. Throughout his career, he taught courses at all study levels and actively participated in the realization of numerous scientific-research projects. As an author or co-author, he has published 41 scientific papers and 16 professional articles, with research interests spanning numerical modeling, transmission lines, finite element method, and power system transient analysis.