A new method for optimal location and sizing of capacitors in distorted distribution networks using PSO algorithm

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 662-672

  Taher, Seyed Abbas ^a   Karimian, Ali ^a   Hasani, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Capacitor banks; Harmonic; Harmonic power flow; Non linear load; Optimization; Placement; Power quality (PQ); PSO algorithm; Sizing

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR BANK; HARMONIC; HARMONIC POWER FLOW; NONLINEAR LOAD; PLACEMENT; PSO ALGORITHMS; SIZING;

ALGORITHMS; CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST REDUCTION; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LOCATION;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 77958531258     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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