Low voltage distribution optimization: Site, quantity and size of distribution transformers

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 91, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-60

  Mendoza, Jorge E ^a   López, Miguel E ^a   Peña, Héctor E ^a   Labra, David A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Distribution network; Distribution planning; Genetic Algorithms; Optimization; Transformers

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION PLANNING; DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER; GENETIC OPERATORS; LOW VOLTAGES; LOW-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTIONS; OPERATIONAL COSTS; SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATIONS;

CIRCUIT THEORY; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; OPTIMIZATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84861696963     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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