DocumentCode
2670000
Title
Capacitor Placement Using Ant Colony Optimization and Gradient
Author
Filho, M. C Pimentel ; de Lacerda, E.G.M. ; Medeiros, M.F., Jr.
Author_Institution
Potiguar Univ., Natal, Brazil
fYear
2009
fDate
8-12 Nov. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
This paper aims to minimize the total active losses in electrical distribution systems by means of optimal capacitor bank placement. The proposed methodology to solve this optimization problem is the ant colony optimization (ACO) metaheuristic. The gradient method is combined with the metaheuristic in order to accelerate the convergence of the ACO algorithm. The methodology has been applied successfully in three real systems.
Keywords
gradient methods; optimisation; power capacitors; power distribution; ACO metaheuristic; ant colony optimization; electrical distribution systems; gradient method; optimal capacitor bank placement; Acceleration; Ant colony optimization; Capacitors; Convergence; Gradient methods; Load flow; Optimization methods; Power transmission lines; Reactive power; Voltage; ant colony optimization; capacitor placement; metaheuristic; power summation load flow;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent System Applications to Power Systems, 2009. ISAP '09. 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Curitiba
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5097-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISAP.2009.5352815
Filename
5352815
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