TY - GEN
T1 - An improved harmony search algorithm for optimal capacitor placement in radial distribution systems
AU - Sirjani, R.
AU - Mohamed, A.
AU - Shareef, H.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Capacitors are used to provide reactive power compensation in distribution networks and are widely used to reduce power loss, improve voltage profile and increase system capacity. The benefits of reactive power compensation depend greatly on the placement and size of the added capacitors. Presently, the capacitor placement problem is widely solved by using evolutionary programming methods. In this paper, an improved harmony search (IHS) algorithm is applied to solve the optimal capacitor placement problem. The performance of the proposed IHS algorithm is validated on the 9-bus distribution system. The obtained capacitor placement results using the IHS algorithm are compared with the particle swarm optimization and the traditional harmony search algorithm.
AB - Capacitors are used to provide reactive power compensation in distribution networks and are widely used to reduce power loss, improve voltage profile and increase system capacity. The benefits of reactive power compensation depend greatly on the placement and size of the added capacitors. Presently, the capacitor placement problem is widely solved by using evolutionary programming methods. In this paper, an improved harmony search (IHS) algorithm is applied to solve the optimal capacitor placement problem. The performance of the proposed IHS algorithm is validated on the 9-bus distribution system. The obtained capacitor placement results using the IHS algorithm are compared with the particle swarm optimization and the traditional harmony search algorithm.
KW - Capacitor Placement
KW - Distribution Power Loss
KW - Harmony Search Algorithm
KW - Sweep Load Flow
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U2 - 10.1109/PEOCO.2011.5970387
DO - 10.1109/PEOCO.2011.5970387
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052299722
SN - 9781457703546
T3 - 2011 5th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, PEOCO 2011 - Program and Abstracts
SP - 323
EP - 328
BT - 2011 5th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, PEOCO 2011 - Program and Abstracts
T2 - 2011 5th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, PEOCO 2011
Y2 - 6 June 2011 through 7 June 2011
ER -