Feeder load balancing using combinatorial optimization-based heuristic method

The distribution system problems, such as planning, loss minimization, and energy restoration, usually involve the phase balancing or network reconfiguration procedures. The determination of an optimal phase balance is, in general a combinatorial optimization problem. Several Algorithms have been proposed and had achieved good result. However, the running time may be very high or the algorithm can not work with a complex network. This paper proposes a combinatorial optimization-based fast heuristic method to balance the phase currents. It can provide an efficient and fast alternative solution for the load balancing task.