Optimal capacitor placement for loss reduction in distribution systems using fuzzy and harmony search algorithm

ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-19

  Damodar Reddy, M ^a   Vijaya Kumar, N V ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fuzzy approach; Harmony search algorithm; Optimal capacitor placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859815875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18196608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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