Optimal capacitor placement in radial distribution system using Gravitational Search Algorithm

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 64, Issue , 2015, Pages 384-397

  Mohamed Shuaib, Y ^a,b   Surya Kalavathi, M ^b   Christober Asir Rajan, C ^c  

^a B S ABDUR RAHMAN CRESCENT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c PONDICHERRY ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Capacitor placement (CP); Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA); kW Loss; Loss Sensitivity Factor (LSF); Radial Distribution Network (RDN); Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CAPACITOR PLACEMENT; GRAVITATIONAL SEARCH ALGORITHM (GSA); GRAVITATIONAL SEARCH ALGORITHMS; META-HEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMAL CAPACITOR PLACEMENT; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY FACTORS;

CAPACITORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84905842540     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.07.041     Document Type: Article

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