A new improved adaptive imperialist competitive algorithm to solve the reconfiguration problem of distribution systems for loss reduction and voltage profile improvement

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-143

  Mirhoseini, Seyed Hasan ^a   Hosseini, Seyed Mehdi ^b   Ghanbari, Mehdi ^c   Ahmadi, Mehrdad ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ant colony algorithm; Distribution system; Genetic algorithm; Heuristic prohibited zone method; Improved adaptive imperialist competitive algorithm; Reconfiguration

Indexed keywords

ANT COLONY ALGORITHMS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; IMPERIALIST COMPETITIVE ALGORITHMS; PROHIBITED ZONES; RECONFIGURATION;

ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84884863504     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2013.08.028     Document Type: Article

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