Optimal allocation of capacitors in radial distribution systems with distributed generation

Author

Franco, John F. ; Rider, Marcos J. ; Lavorato, Marina ; Romero, Rubén

Author_Institution

Dept. de Eng. Eletr., Univ. Estadual Paulista, Ilha Solteira, Brazil

fYear

2011

fDate

19-21 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper presents a mixed-integer linear programming approach to solving the optimal fixed/switched capacitors allocation (OCA) problem in radial distribution systems with distributed generation. The use of a mixed-integer linear formulation guarantees convergence to optimality using existing optimization software. The results of one test system and one real distribution system are presented in order to show the accuracy as well as the efficiency of the proposed solution technique.

Keywords

distributed power generation; integer programming; linear programming; power capacitors; distributed generation; mixed-integer linear programming; optimal capacitor allocation; optimization software; radial distribution systems; Capacitors; Generators; Investments; Mathematical model; Reactive power; Resource management; Switches; AMPL; CPLEX; Distribution system optimization; mixed-integer linear programming; optimal allocation of capacitors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT Latin America), 2011 IEEE PES Conference on

Conference_Location

Medellin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1802-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGT-LA.2011.6083188

Filename

6083188