Optimal capacitors sizing in distribution feeders using heuristic search based node stability-indices

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-64

  Hamouda, Abdellatif ^a   Sayah, Samir ^a  

^a FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Distribution feeder; Heuristic method; Optimal capacitor size; Optimal compensation; Power losses; Stability index

Indexed keywords

BRANCH CURRENTS; DISTRIBUTION FEEDERS; HEURISTIC APPROACH; HEURISTIC SEARCH; HEURISTIC SEARCH METHODS; INVESTMENT COSTS; NODE STABILITY; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL CAPACITOR SIZE; OPTIMAL SIZE; POSITIVE VALUE; POWER LOSS REDUCTION; POWER-LOSSES; SINGLE OBJECTIVE; STABILITY INDICES; TEST SYSTEMS; VOLTAGE CONSTRAINTS; VOLTAGE PROFILE;

COST REDUCTION; CURRENT LIMITING REACTORS; FEEDING; FUZZY LOGIC; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MODULAR ROBOTS; OPTIMIZATION;

CAPACITORS;

EID: 84869208725     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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