Optimal capacitor allocation for power transfer capability and power loss improvements in power transmission systems using evolutionary programming

Author

Srisathian, Phattarakrit ; Jirapong, Peerapol

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Chiangmai Univ., Chiangmai, Thailand

fYear

2011

fDate

17-19 May 2011

Firstpage

692

Lastpage

695

Abstract

Capacitor allocation in power transmission systems have been considered to improve voltage profile and reduce power loss. An evolutionary programming (EP) is a computationally efficient methodology for the optimal capacitor allocation in power transmission network. The method is chosen due to its robustness and its ability to handle many practical constraints, explore all possible solutions, and find optimal solution within reasonable time. This method is proposed to determine the optimal allocation of capacitor for maximizing the total transfer capability (TTC) and minimize power loss by focusing on cost of capacitors and max TTC in systems.

Keywords

evolutionary computation; optimal systems; power capacitors; transmission networks; evolutionary programming; optimal allocation; optimal capacitor allocation; optimal solution; power loss improvements; power transfer capability; power transmission network; total transfer capability; voltage profile; capacitor placement; evolutionary programming; loss minimization; optimal power flow; optimization method;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), 2011 8th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Khon Kaen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0425-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTICON.2011.5947934

Filename

5947934