Optimal capacitor placement in distribution systems employing ant colony search algorithm

Electric Power Components and Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 931-946

  Su, Ching Tzong ^a   Chang, Chung F U ^b   Chiou, J I Pyng ^c  

^a WUFENG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ant placement; Capacitor placement; Fitness; Pheromone; Reactive compensation

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COSTS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FEEDBACK; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION;

ANT PLACEMENT; CAPACITOR PLACEMENT; FITNESS; PHEROMONE; REACTIVE COMPENSATION;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 20944431529     PISSN: 15325008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325000590909912     Document Type: Article

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