Optimal allocation of shunt Var compensators in power systems using a novel global harmony search algorithm

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 562-572

  Sirjani, Reza ^a   Mohamed, Azah ^a   Shareef, Hussain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Harmony search algorithm; Modal analysis; Power loss; Shunt Var compensators; Voltage profile

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; CONVERGENCE CHARACTERISTICS; HARMONY SEARCH ALGORITHMS; LOAD FLOW; MULTI-CRITERION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; OPTIMAL PLACEMENTS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE; POWER-LOSSES; REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATOR; SHUNT CAPACITORS; STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR; STATIC VAR COMPENSATORS; SUB-PROBLEMS; TEST SYSTEMS; TOTAL COSTS; VAR COMPENSATION; VAR COMPENSATORS; VOLTAGE PROFILE;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MODAL ANALYSIS; VALUE ENGINEERING; VOLTAGE STABILIZING CIRCUITS;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 84863467503     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2012.05.068     Document Type: Article

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