Efficient heuristic algorithm used for optimal capacitor placement in distribution systems

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-78

  Segura, Silvio ^a   Romero, Rubén ^b   Rider, Marcos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Distribution systems; Heuristic algorithms; Non linear programming; Optimal capacitor placement; Radial power flow

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE VARIABLES; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC SYSTEMS; INTERIOR POINT METHODS; LOCAL SEARCH; META-HEURISTIC METHODS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING PROBLEM; OPTIMAL CAPACITOR PLACEMENT; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; POWER FLOWS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; SOLUTION METHODOLOGY;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; HEURISTIC METHODS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PORTALS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 70449713743     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2009.06.024     Document Type: Article

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