Optimal distribution network configuration with interconnected photovoltaic system

Author

Jamian, J.J. ; Zaid, N.M.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

fYear

2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper proposed an effective method based on Cuckoo Search Algorithm (CSA) to identify the optimal configuration of distribution network with the interconnection of photovoltaic (PV) system. The main objective is to reduce the power loss in the system by using reconfiguration technique. The proposed method is tested on 33 bus system and then verified with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The results shows that CSA method has surpassed the PSO technique not only in power loss reduction and voltage profile improvement, but also in convergence performance.

Keywords

distributed power generation; distribution networks; photovoltaic power systems; power system interconnection; search problems; Cuckoo search algorithm; interconnected photovoltaic system; optimal distribution network configuration; photovoltaic system interconnection; power loss reduction; reconfiguration technique; Capacitors; Convergence; Distributed power generation; Genetic algorithms; Photovoltaic systems; Reliability; Search problems; Cuckoo Search Algorithm; Photovoltaic System; Power Loss Reduction; Reconfiguration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2014 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APPEEC.2014.7066167

Filename

7066167