Title :
Optimal allocation of shunt capacitors placed in a microgrid operating in the islanded mode
Author :
Al-Askari, Sharief A. ; Ranade, Satish J. ; Mitra, Joydeep
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA
Abstract :
This paper studies the design of reactive power supply of microgrids. The problem can be stated as follows: for a given microgrid, we seek an optimum allocation of reactive power sources so that adequate voltages can be maintained during grid connected operation as well as one or more topologies of islanded operation. A genetic algorithm is used to develop the optimal allocation.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; genetic algorithms; power capacitors; power grids; power system interconnection; reactive power; genetic algorithm; grid connected operation; islanded operation topology; microgrids reactive power supply; shunt capacitors optimal allocation; Capacitors; Cogeneration; Distributed power generation; Genetic algorithms; Power supplies; Power system management; Reactive power; Standby generators; USA Councils; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Symposium, 2005. Proceedings of the 37th Annual North American
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9255-8
DOI :
10.1109/NAPS.2005.1560576
