Optimum shunt capacitor placement in distribution system—A review and comparative study

MM Aman, GB Jasmon, AHA Bakar, H Mokhlis… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Shunt capacitors are commonly used in distribution system for reactive power
compensation. Different analytical, numerical programming, heuristic and artificial intelligent …

Optimal location and sizing of DSTATCOM in distribution systems by immune algorithm

SA Taher, SA Afsari - International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, optimal location and sizing of DSTATCOM for the sake of power loss reduction,
and improvement of current and voltage profile in distribution networks are investigated. An …

Optimal multi objective placement and sizing of multiple DGs and shunt capacitor banks simultaneously considering load uncertainty via MOPSO approach

A Zeinalzadeh, Y Mohammadi, MH Moradi - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study proposes a new application of multi objective particle swarm optimization
(MOPSO) with the aim of determining optimal location and size of distributed generations …

Capacitor placement in distribution systems for power loss reduction and voltage improvement: a new methodology

A Askarzadeh - IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
For compensating reactive power, shunt capacitors are often installed in electrical
distribution networks. Consequently, in such systems, power loss reduces, voltage profile …

Review on distribution network optimization under uncertainty

H Liao - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
With the increase of renewable energy in electricity generation and increased engagement
from demand sides, distribution network planning and operation face great challenges in the …

An improved crow search algorithm applied to energy problems

P Díaz, M Pérez-Cisneros, E Cuevas, O Avalos… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
The efficient use of energy in electrical systems has become a relevant topic due to its
environmental impact. Parameter identification in induction motors and capacitor allocation …

Optimal reconfiguration and capacitor allocation in radial distribution systems for energy losses minimization

LW de Oliveira, S Carneiro Jr, EJ De Oliveira… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents an algorithm for reconfiguration associated with capacitor allocation to
minimize energy losses on radial electrical networks considering different load levels. The …

Integrated distribution systems planning to improve reliability under load growth

I Ziari, G Ledwich, A Ghosh… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an integrated methodology is proposed for planning distribution networks in
which the operation of distributed generators (DGs) and cross-connections (CCs) is …

Optimal capacitor allocation in radial distribution systems for loss reduction: A two stage method

AR Abul'Wafa - Electric Power Systems Research, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents an efficient approach for capacitor allocation in radial distribution
systems that determine the optimal locations and sizes of capacitors with an objective of …

A flexible mixed-integer linear programming approach to the AC optimal power flow in distribution systems

RS Ferreira, CLT Borges… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a flexible mixed-integer linear programming formulation of the AC
OPF problem for distribution systems, using convexification and linearization techniques …