Real Power Loss Minimization and Voltage Profile Improvement by Network Reconfiguration

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Distribution network reconfiguration is the method of changing the topology of the distribution system by altering the status of the open/closed switches. In distribution network reconfiguration our main objective is to implement an optimization algorithm to reduce the real power loss to a minimum value and to improve the voltage profile of the radial distribution network. We have used a load flow method that is backward/forward sweep method, which is one of the most effective and efficient methods for the load-flow study of the radial distribution system. By using this method, power losses for each bus branch and voltage magnitudes for each bus node are determined. The high-power loss is the most common yet oneof the very difficult issues in the electrical distribution network. The reduction in voltage results in high real power loss in a distribution system which needs to be minimized. We are going to implement an optimized solution and PSO algorithm for the distribution network to minimize real power loss and enhancement of voltage profile. For simulation and result analysis we have used MATLAB 2015a tool.

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