Optimal VAR control considering wind Farms using probabilistic load-flow and gray-based genetic algorithms

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1441-1449

  Hong, Ying Yi ^a   Luo, Yi Feng ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cumulant; Genetic algorithm (GA); Gray code; Reactive power control; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

BUS SYSTEMS; BUS VOLTAGE; CUMULANT; CUMULANT METHODS; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GRAM-CHARLIER SERIES EXPANSION; GRAY CODE; OPERATION PLANNING; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; PROBABILISTIC LOAD-FLOW; STATIC COMPENSATOR; VAR CONTROL; VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS; VOLTAGE PROFILE; WIND FARM; WIND GENERATORS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FARMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; POWER CONTROL; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM VARIABLES; REACTIVE POWER; WIND POWER;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 67650681163     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2009.2016625     Document Type: Article

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