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A Comparison of Metaheuristic Techniques for Solving Optimal Sitting and Sizing Problems of Capacitor Banks to Reduce the Power Loss in Radial Distribution System

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  • Tongfei Lei
  • Saleem Riaz
  • Hira Raziq
  • Munira Batool
  • Feng Pan
  • Jianfeng Wang

Abstract

The losses in the radial distribution system are inevitable which needs to be minimized for the proper transmission of power to the end customers. This problem can be solved by the allocation of capacitor banks at proper locations with appropriate sizing. These allocations need an efficient approach for the performance enhancement of RDS. In this paper, several metaheuristic techniques such as particle swarm optimization (PSO), Harmony search, Bat, Cuckoo, and Grey‐wolf (GW) algorithms are employed to find the size of capacitor banks. Loss sensitivity analysis is considered for the indication of candidate buses where a capacitor has to be installed to reduce the total system losses and ultimately increase efficiency. Cost‐effectiveness, power loss minimization, and voltage enhancement can be determined and compared for these 5 techniques and are implemented on the IEEE‐34 bus system to illustrate the efficacy of each of them. The results show the advantages and drawbacks of the techniques separately. The simulations are carried out in MATLAB.

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  • Tongfei Lei & Saleem Riaz & Hira Raziq & Munira Batool & Feng Pan & Jianfeng Wang, 2022. "A Comparison of Metaheuristic Techniques for Solving Optimal Sitting and Sizing Problems of Capacitor Banks to Reduce the Power Loss in Radial Distribution System," Complexity, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2022(1).
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:complx:v:2022:y:2022:i:1:n:4547212
    DOI: 10.1155/2022/4547212
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