Heuristic approach for loss reduction in distribution networks

Author

Choi, S.Y.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Induk Inst. of Technol.

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0

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0-0 0

Abstract

Network reconfiguration in distribution systems is realized by changing the status of sectionalizing switches, and is usually done for loss reduction or load balancing in the system. This paper presents an effective heuristic based switching scheme to solve the distribution feeder loss reduction problem. The proposed algorithm consists of two parts. One is to set up a decision tree to represent the various switching operations available. Another is to apply a proposed technique called cyclic best first search. The proposed algorithm identifies the most effective the set of switch status configuration of distribution system for loss reduction. To demonstrate the validity of the proposed algorithm, numerical calculations are carried out the 32 bus system model

Keywords

power distribution protection; decision tree; distribution feeder loss reduction; distribution networks; heuristic based switching scheme; load balancing; network reconfiguration; Computer networks; Decision trees; Distributed computing; Heuristic algorithms; Intelligent networks; Load management; Protection; Search methods; Switches; Voltage; Cyclic Best First Search; Loss Reduction; Network Reconfiguration;

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English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0493-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2006.1709442

Filename

1709442