<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In distribution networks switching devices play critical role in energy restoration and improving reliability indices. This paper presents a novel objective function to optimally allocate switches in electric power distribution systems. Identifying the optimized location of the switches is a nonlinear programming problem (NLP). In the proposed objective function a new auxiliary function is used to simplify the calculation of the objective function. The output of the auxiliary function is binary. The genetic algorithm (GA) optimization method is used to solve this optimization problem. The proposed method is applied to a real distribution network and the results reveal that the method is successful.</p></abstract>

In distribution networks switching devices play critical role in energy restoration and improving reliability indices. This paper presents a novel objective function to optimally allocate switches in electric power distribution systems. Identifying the optimized location of the switches is a nonlinear programming problem (NLP). In the proposed objective function a new auxiliary function is used to simplify the calculation of the objective function. The output of the auxiliary function is binary. The genetic algorithm (GA) optimization method is used to solve this optimization problem. The proposed method is applied to a real distribution network and the results reveal that the method is successful.

Optimized Switch Allocation to Improve the Restoration Energy in Distribution Systems

Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, 15914, Tehran, No. 424, Hafez Ave, Iran

Journal of Electrical Engineering

In distribution networks switching devices play critical role in energy restoration and improving reliability indices. This paper presents a novel objective...

Optimized Switch Allocation to Improve the Restoration Energy in Distribution Systems

Published Online: Feb 22, 2012

Page range: 47 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10187-012-0007-9

Keywords
Power distribution systems, switches, restoration energy, genetic algorithm (GA)

This content is open access.

Optimized Switch Allocation to Improve the Restoration Energy in Distribution Systems

Published Online: Feb 22, 2012

Page range: 47 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10187-012-0007-9

KeywordsPower distribution systems, switches, restoration energy, genetic algorithm (GA)

This content is open access.

Keywords
Power distribution systems, switches, restoration energy, genetic algorithm (GA)