A survey of the state of the art in distribution system reconfiguration for system loss reduction

Sarfi, R.J.; Salama, M.M.A.; Chikhani, A.Y.

doi:10.1016/0378-7796(94)90029-9

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“…Many researchers are constantly facing new challenges with stochastic techniques. Some reviews on both reconfiguration and metaheuristics can be found in the scientific literature [12][13][14][15]. Nonetheless, we could not find a proper survey about the most relevant metaheuristic techniques directly applied to DNR in recent years.…”

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Recent Trends of the Most Used Metaheuristic Techniques for Distribution Network Reconfiguration

Quintero-Duran

Candelo-Becerra

Sousa

2017

JESTR

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Distribution network reconfiguration (DNR) continues to be a good option to reduce technical losses in a distribution power grid. However, this non-linear combinatorial problem is not easy to assess by exact methods when solving for large distribution networks, which requires large computational times. For solving this type of problem, some researchers prefer to use metaheuristic techniques due to convergence speed, near-optimal solutions, and simple programming. Some literature reviews specialize in topics concerning the optimization of power network reconfiguration and try to cover most techniques. Nevertheless, this does not allow detailing properly the use of each technique, which is important to identify the trend. The contributions of this paper are three-fold. First, it presents the objective functions and constraints used in DNR with the most used metaheuristics. Second, it reviews the most important techniques such as particle swarm optimization (PSO), genetic algorithm (GA), simulated annealing (SA), ant colony optimization (ACO), immune algorithms (IA), and tabu search (TS). Finally, this paper presents the trend of each technique from 2011 to 2016. This paper will be useful for researchers interested in knowing the advances of recent approaches in these metaheuristics applied to DNR in order to continue developing new best algorithms and improving solutions for the topic.

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confidence: 85%

Recent Trends of the Most Used Metaheuristic Techniques for Distribution Network Reconfiguration

Quintero-Duran

Candelo-Becerra

Sousa

2017

JESTR

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“…Network reconfiguration is the mechanism of altering the topology of the network by changing the open/closed status of the sectionalizing and tie switches [4]. The configurations can be changed with manual/automatic switching operations so that the loads are supplied with minimum resistive line losses and better node voltages.…”

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A simplified approach for computer‐aided education of network reconfiguration in radial distribution systems

Prasad

Sahoo

2007

Comp Applic In Engineering

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In the present electrical engineering curriculum, power distribution engineering is one of the core courses offered to the students with power systems specialization. Since the distribution systems are mostly radial, the topics related to radial distribution system (RDS) are emphasized in this course. In RDS, network reconfiguration is frequently performed for optimizing system performance. Before the reconfiguration operation is physically performed, it is necessary to have computer-aided performance assessment of the reconfigured RDS from load flow analysis. For students' education, it is necessary that the students should familiarize themselves with computer simulation of RDS reconfiguration followed by load flow analysis. The purpose of this paper is to clearly and illustratively explain the various underlying sub-processes involved in the simulation experiment of RDS reconfiguration. The pseudo-codes in the form of flowcharts and complete C-language program codes for RDS reconfiguration are also included.

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“…This operation must be considered when planning the operation due to the high variable costs associated with these systems [1]. The problem of reconfiguration involves of the definition of the states (open or closed) of the maneuverable switches attached to certain sections of the distribution network [2]. In the MV PDS these maneuver devices include (i) sectionalizing or normally closed (NC) switches and (ii) tie or normally open (NO) switches.…”

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confidence: 99%

Restructuration of distribution power system using Genetics Algorithms

Sebaa

Henini

Tlemçani

et al. 2015

2015 50th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC)

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A survey of the state of the art in distribution system reconfiguration for system loss reduction

Cited by 150 publications

References 20 publications

Recent Trends of the Most Used Metaheuristic Techniques for Distribution Network Reconfiguration

Recent Trends of the Most Used Metaheuristic Techniques for Distribution Network Reconfiguration

A simplified approach for computer‐aided education of network reconfiguration in radial distribution systems

Restructuration of distribution power system using Genetics Algorithms

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