Optimal allocation of Wind Turbines in distribution systems based on social welfare evaluation

Author

Mokryani, G. ; Siano, P. ; Piccolo, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng., Univ. of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

fYear

2011

fDate

22-24 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper, a hybrid optimization method that combines Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Optimal Power Flow (OPF) is proposed in order to allocate Wind Turbines (WTs) in distribution systems. The OPF is used to determine the optimal number of WTs in order to maximize the Social Welfare (SW) of the network while the PSO is used to choose the best type of WTs at each candidate bus. The OPF problem is solved using Step-Controlled Primal Dual Interior Point Method (SCPDIPM) considering network constraints. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified on an 83-bus 11.4 kV radial distribution system.

Keywords

load flow; particle swarm optimisation; power distribution; wind turbines; OPF problem; PSO; SCPDIPM; SW evaluation; distribution systems; hybrid optimization method; optimal allocation; optimal power flow; particle swarm optimization; social welfare evaluation; step-controlled primal dual interior point method; voltage 11.4 kV; wind turbines; Net Present Value; Wind turbines; particle swarm optimization; social welfare maximization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Reliability of Transmission and Distribution Networks (RTDN 2011), IET Conference on

Conference_Location

London

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp.2011.0517

Filename

6162259