Inspec keywords: combinatorial mathematics; optimisation; preventive maintenance; iterative methods; power distribution economics; power distribution reliability; power distribution planning; decision making

Other keywords: iterative algorithm; optimal available budget allocation; load growth; financial link; expansion plans; feeder reinforcement; distributed generations installation; reward-penalty mechanisms; reliability indices; heuristic optimisation algorithm; mid-term plans; test distribution network; preventive maintenance actions; reliability-oriented plans; two-layer optimisation model; service quality regulation; optimisation layer; incentive regulations; distribution companies; dynamic programming technique; decision-making framework; branch-and-cut technique

Subjects: Plant engineering, maintenance and safety; Power system management, operation and economics; Interpolation and function approximation (numerical analysis); Reliability; Combinatorial mathematics; Optimisation techniques; Distribution networks; Power system planning and layout