本文描述和讨论了配电系统中的再生方法，为电力公司选择合适的再生方法提供了指导，并开发了一个将再生方法集成到配电系统再生控制策略中的框架。用于微生物再生和再生潜力评估的方法可分为三大类:微生物检测和计数；微生物底物定量；配电系统仿真。详细讨论了每种方法。

This paper describes and discusses regrowth methods in distribution systems, provides guidance to utilities for selecting appropriate regrowth methods, and develops a framework for integrating regrowth methods into distribution regrowth control strategies. The methods used for microbial regrowth and regrowth potential assessment can be segregated into three general categories: microbiological detection and enumeration; microbial substrate quantification; and, distribution system simulation. Each of these methods are discussed in detail.