Optimal distributed generation allocation and sizing in distribution systems via artificial bee colony algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2090-2101

  Abu Mouti, Fahad S ^a   El Hawary, M E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial bee colony (ABC); distributed generation (DG); metaheuristic optimization algorithm; power losses reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL BEE COLONIES; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (DG); DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS; FORAGING BEHAVIORS; META-HEURISTIC METHODS; METAHEURISTIC; METAHEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION; MIXED-INTEGER NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; POPULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATION; POWER FACTORS; POWER LOSS REDUCTION; POWER LOSSES REDUCTION; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FEEDERS; REAL POWER LOSS; TEST CASE; TWO PARAMETER;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; HEURISTIC METHODS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 80054052912     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2011.2158246     Document Type: Article

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