Distribution system optimization based on a linear power-flow formulation

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-33

  Ahmadi, Hamed ^a   Martí, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacitor placement; Distribution system optimization; Mixed integer quadratic programming (MIQP); Reconfiguration; Underload tap changing transformers (ULTC) adjustment

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

CAPACITOR PLACEMENT; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPTIMIZATIONS; MIXED INTEGER QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; RECONFIGURATION; UNDERLOAD;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 85027948124     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2014.2300854     Document Type: Article

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