Title :
Optimal allocation of DGs and RCSs to improve distribution network reliability and network energy loss
Author :
Khoshbakht, A.F. ; Raoofat, M.
Author_Institution :
Shiraz Univ., Shiraz
Abstract :
The location of DGs and RCSs have considerable impacts on network reliability and energy loss. This paper presents a GA based method to find the optimal size and location of DGs and optimal location of RCSs simultaneously to improve distribution network reliability and reduce energy loss. A multilevel load duration curve is considered for load points to achieve a better solution. Numerical results on IEEE 33 bus distribution network show satisfactory results.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; power distribution reliability; IEEE 33 bus distribution network; distributed generation; distribution network reliability; network energy loss; optimal allocation; remote controllable switch; Ant colony optimization; Energy loss; Genetic algorithms; Linear programming; Load modeling; Protection; Reliability; Sensitivity analysis; Switches; Voltage; Distributed Generation (DG); Remote Controllable Switch (RCS); multilevel load model;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Conference, 2008. PECon 2008. IEEE 2nd International
Conference_Location :
Johor Bahru
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2404-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2405-4
DOI :
10.1109/PECON.2008.4762724
