Improving Operational Efficiency and Benefits of the Distribution Network With Advanced Distribution Management System

This paper describes the latest research progress of advanced distribution management system (ADMS) in the distribution networks area. Firstly, the basic concepts, core and advanced application functions, key technologies, and the main benefits of ADMS are introduced. Further, several typical application cases of ADMS worldwide in recent years are introduced. Combined with its technical concept and actual application situation, we discussed and analyzed the multistage development route of the ADMS platform. Moreover, some suggestions for the construction of ADMS are given.