Optimum shunt capacitor placement in distribution system - A review and comparative study

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 429-439

  Aman, M M ^a   Jasmon, G B ^a   Bakar, A H A ^a   Mokhlis, H ^a   Karimi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Loadability; Particle swarm optimization; Shunt capacitor bank; Voltage stability

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT; LOADABILITY; NUMERICAL PROGRAMMING; POWER LOSS REDUCTION; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION; SHUNT CAPACITOR BANKS; VOLTAGE PROFILE IMPROVEMENT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); VOLTAGE CONTROL; CAPACITORS; REACTIVE POWER;

CAPACITORS; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84887924289     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.10.002     Document Type: Review

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