With ever increasing deployment of automation and communication systems in smart grids, distribution network reconfiguration is becoming a viable solution for improving the …
Partial shading (PS) is a prevalent phenomenon that often affects photovoltaic (PV) installations, leads to the appearance of numerous peaks in the power-voltage …
The problem of finding optimal configuration of automated/smart power distribution systems topology is an NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. It becomes more complex when …
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Thanks to the recent improvements in renewable energy technologies throughout the world, distributed energy sources are now playing an undeniable role in supplying the electricity in …
Abstract In literature, Clustered Shortest-Path Tree Problem (CluSPT) is an NP-hard problem. Previous studies focus on approximation algorithms which search for an optimal …
Operators are currently considering the deployment of small cells to complement their macrocellular networks and increase their coverage and capacity. However, in order to roll …
Along with the development of manufacture and services, the problem of distribution network optimization has been growing in importance, thus receiving much attention from the …
This paper focuses on the capacitated minimum spanning tree (CMST) problem. Given a central processor and a set of remote terminals with specified demands for traffic that must …
Abstract The Multifactorial Evolutionary Algorithm (MFEA) has emerged as an effective variant of the evolutionary algorithm. MFEA has been successfully applied to deal with …