Title :
Ant-colony search-based minimum losses reconfiguration of distribution systems
Author :
Carpaneto, Enrico ; Chicco, Gianfranco
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettrica Ind., Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents a new application of the ant colony search method to the minimum losses reconfiguration of distribution systems. The optimization problem is formulated by taking into account the operational constraints of the distribution systems. The results of the proposed approach are compared to the ones obtained from other deterministic and heuristic methods (iterative improvement, tabu search and simulated annealing) on two test systems.
Keywords :
distribution networks; losses; optimisation; search problems; ACS; ant colony search method; deterministic method; distribution system; heuristic method; iterative improvement; losses minimisation; operational constraint; optimal reconfiguration; simulated annealing; tabu search; Ant colony optimization; Constraint optimization; Electronic mail; Iterative methods; Search methods; Simulated annealing; Substations; Switches; Thermal resistance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 2004. MELECON 2004. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE Mediterranean
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8271-4
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2004.1348215
