Optimal reconfiguration of radial distribution systems using a fuzzy mutated genetic algorithm

Author

Prasad, K. ; Ranjan, R. ; Sahoo, N.C. ; Chaturvedi, A.

Author_Institution

Multimedia Univ., Melaka, Malaysia

Volume

20

Issue

2

fYear

2005

fDate

4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1211

Lastpage

1213

Abstract

A new method based on a fuzzy mutated genetic algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of radial distribution systems (RDS) is presented. The proposed algorithm overcomes the combinatorial nature of the reconfiguration problem and deals with noncontinuous multi-objective optimization. The attractive features of the algorithm are: preservation of radial property of the network without islanding any load point by an elegant coding scheme and an efficient convergence characteristic attributed to a controlled mutation using fuzzy logic.

Keywords

distribution networks; fuzzy logic; fuzzy set theory; genetic algorithms; coding scheme; convergence characteristic; fuzzy logic; fuzzy mutated genetic algorithm; multiobjective optimization; network configuration; optimal reconfiguration; radial distribution system; Biological cells; Convergence; Decoding; Fuzzy control; Fuzzy systems; Genetic algorithms; Genetic mutations; Open loop systems; Switches; Voltage; Fuzzy logic; genetic algorithm; network reconfiguration; radial distribution system;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRD.2005.844245

Filename

1413376