State of the art in optimal capacitor allocation for reactive power compensation in distribution feeders

Author

Mekhamer, S.F. ; El-Haw, M.E. ; Mansour, M.M. ; Moustafa, M.A. ; Soliman, S.A.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, NS, Canada

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

61

Lastpage

75

Abstract

The application of capacitors in electric power systems is intended for the control of power flow, improvement of stability, voltage profile management, power factor correction, and loss minimization. This paper presents a review of different solution methods found in the literature and is intended as a guide for those interested in the problem or intending to do additional research in the area. The assumptions made and brief descriptions of the solution methods are presented.

Keywords

compensation; load flow control; losses; power capacitors; power distribution economics; power factor correction; power system control; power system stability; reactive power; cost function; loss minimization; optimal capacitor allocation; power factor correction; power flow control; radial distribution feeder; reactive power compensation; stability improvement; state of the art; voltage profile management; Application software; Artificial intelligence; Capacitors; Circuits; Cost function; Energy loss; Power engineering computing; Power generation economics; Reactive power; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering 2002 Large Engineering Systems Conference on, LESCOPE 02

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7520-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LESCPE.2002.1020668

Filename

1020668