Title :
Capacitor placement in distribution systems using fuzzy technique
Author :
Ng, H.N. ; Salama, M.M.A. ; Chikhani, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A new approach using fuzzy sets theory and heuristic rules is used to determine the optimal number, size, and location of capacitors to place in a distribution system. The use of fuzzy sets theory is utilized for the decision of candidate nodes for the installation of capacitors by reconciling the degree of reactive power loss and the voltage sensitivity. This algorithm is applied to a practical case system and its results are compared with those generated by another nonfuzzy method
Keywords :
distribution networks; fuzzy set theory; heuristic programming; optimisation; power capacitors; power system planning; algorithm; candidate nodes; capacitor location; capacitor number; capacitor size; distribution systems planning; fuzzy sets theory; heuristic rules; power capacitor placement; reactive power loss; voltage sensitivity; Capacitors; Educational institutions; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy set theory; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Military computing; Reactive power; System testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1996. Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Calgary, Alta.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3143-5
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1996.548271
