1. Institute of Electrical Systems Federal University of Itajubá Itajubá Brazil
2. Department of Decision Sciences, School of Business North Carolina Central University Durham North Carolina USA
3. CCEE Department North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina USA
4. Research & Development Department iX Estudos e Projetos Itajubá Brazil
5. Transmission Planning Department TBE – Brazilian Electric Power Transmitters São Paulo Brazil