Parallel and Distributed State Estimation

In this chapter, we discuss parallel and distributed techniques for state estimation. We cover the design of parallel state estimation, which will run on a parallel mainframe; then we design an asynchronous distributed state estimation method by taking the unpredictability of communication delays into account. The mathematical proofs and analyses for the convergence of asynchronous distributed state estimation algorithms are included. The proposed distributed state estimation algorithms will run on a distributed system that consists of computers at the ISO and RTO sites, and their satellite control centers.