Network reconfiguration for load balancing in radial distribution systems using genetic algorithm

Electric Power Components and Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-72

  Prasad, P V ^a,d   Sivanagaraju, S ^b   Sreenivasulu, N ^c  

^a CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b JNTUA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Sciences   (India)

^d Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Load balancing index; Loadflow; Network reconfiguration; Radial distribution system

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SWITCHES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TIME VARYING NETWORKS;

DISTRIBUTION FEEDERS; NETWORK RECONFIGURATION; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 37549035048     PISSN: 15325008     EISSN: 15325016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325000701473783     Document Type: Article

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