Optimal allocation and sizing of capacitors to minimize the transmission line loss and to improve the voltage profile

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1003-1013

  Ziari, I ^a   Ledwich, G ^a   Ghosh, A ^a   Cornforth, D ^b   Wishart, M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allocation and sizing; Capacitor; Distribution system; DPSO

Indexed keywords

BUS VOLTAGE; DISCRETE PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; FEEDER CURRENTS; INVESTMENT COSTS; LINE LOSS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; OPTIMAL PLACEMENTS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PENALTY FACTOR; TEST SYSTEMS; TRANSMISSION LINE LOSS; URBAN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; VOLTAGE PROFILE;

CAPACITORS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

CAPACITANCE;

EID: 77955429546     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2010.03.042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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