Distribution system reconfiguration for energy loss reduction considering the variability of load and local renewable generation

Energy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 698-707

  Zidan, Aboelsood ^a   El Saadany, Ehab F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Energy loss reduction; Photovoltaic; Reconfiguration; Variable demand; Wind power

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; WIND POWER;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RECONFIGURATION; LOSS REDUCTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RECONFIGURATION; RECONFIGURATION PROBLEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; UNBALANCED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; VARIABLE DEMANDS;

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TOPOLOGY; WIND POWER;

EID: 84883263506     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.06.061     Document Type: Article

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