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Go to Editorial ManagerThis study aims to assimilate distributed generation (DG) unit using a novel hybrid technique to improve the efficiency of electric power distribution networks by minimizing the real power losses (RPL) and enhancing the bus voltages (BV). A hybrid technique has been implemented by combining the features of nature-inspired algorithms namely hunter-prey optimizer (HPO) and ant lion optimizer (ALO) algorithms. The exploitation characteristic of ALO and exploration characteristic of HPO is utilized to optimize single DG in radial distribution power network (DPN). The efficacy of the suggested hybrid optimization technique is validated using MATLAB/Simulink software tool. The proposed hybrid technique was executed to optimize type I and type III DG in a balanced IEEE 69-bus radial DPN. The optimized type I and type III DG placement minimized the real power losses of a test system to 71.23 kW and 20.38 kW, respectively. Additionally, the least bus voltage of the test system improved to 0.9776p.u and 0.9843p.u following type I and type III DG allocation. The optimized allocation of type I DG and type III DG has resulted in 68.34% and 90.94% power loss reduction, respectively and enhanced the minimum bus voltage of the test system by 7.5% and 8.3%, respectively. The efficacy of the proposed hybrid methodology was investigated by relating its simulation outcome with other optimization methodologies present in the literature. The comparative results revealed that the proposed hybrid optimization technique provided better RPL minimization at improved BV than the compared optimization techniques.
This paper presents a developed algorithm for reliability sensitivity analysis of engineering networks. Reliability Modeling is proposed for the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Power Network (IKRPN) using Symbolic Reliability function of the model. The written Pascal code for the developed algorithm finds efficiently path sets and cut sets of the model. Reliability and Unreliability indices are found. The sensitivity of these indices are found with respect to the variation of the network’s elements reliabilities
In This paper presents an approach for optimal placement and sizing of fixed capacitor banks and also optimal conductor selection in radial distribution networks for the purpose of economic minimization of loss and enhancement of voltage. The objective function includes the cost of power losses, voltage profile, fixed capacitor banks and also type of conductor selection. Constraints include voltage limit, maximum permissible carrying current of conductors, size of available capacitors and type of conductors. The optimization problem is solved by the Imperialism Competitive algorithm method and the size and site capacitor banks and type of conductors is determined. To demonstrate the validity of the proposed algorithm, computer simulations are carried out on actual power network of Kerman city, Iran and the simulation results are presented and discussed.