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Particle Swarm Optimization Based Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch for Power Distribution Network with Distributed Generation

Received: 21 June 2017     Accepted: 10 July 2017     Published: 11 August 2017
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Abstract

Reactive power dispatch plays a main role in order to provide good facility secure and economic operation in the power system. Optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) is a nonlinear optimization problem and has both equality and inequality constraints. ORPD is defined as the minimization of active power loss by controlling a number of variables. Due to complex characteristics of ORPD, heuristic optimization has become an efficient solver. In this paper, particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm and MATPOWER toolbox are applied to solve the ORPD problem for distribution system with distributed generating (DG) plant. The proposed method minimizes the active power loss in a practical power system as well as determines the optimal placement of a new installed DG. The practical 41-bus, 6-machine power distribution network of Myingyan area is used to evaluate the performance. The result shows that the adjustment of control variables of distribution power network with a new DG gives a better approach than adjustment only the control variables without DG.

Published in International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijepe.20170604.12
Page(s) 53-60
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Keywords

Active Power Loss Minimization, Control Variables, DG, ORPD, PSO

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  • Power System Research Unit, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar

  • Power System Research Unit, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar

  • Power System Research Unit, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar

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