Ant colony optimization-based method for placement of sectionalizing switches in distribution networks using a fuzzy multiobjective approach

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 268-276

  Falaghi, Hamid ^a   Haghifam, Mahmood Reza ^a   Singh, Chanan ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant colony optimization (ACO); Biological system modeling; Distributed generation (DG); Distribution networks; Load modeling; Minimization; Optimization; Power system reliability; Reliability; Reliability optimization; Sectionalizing switch placement (SSP); Switches

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; GALERKIN METHODS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; POWER TRANSMISSION; RELIABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SWITCHES; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION (ACO); BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM MODELING; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (DG); DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; LOAD MODELING; MINIMIZATION; POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY OPTIMIZATION; SECTIONALIZING SWITCH PLACEMENT (SSP);

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 58249129087     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2008.2005656     Document Type: Article

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