TITLE:
Binary Gravitational Search based Algorithm for Optimum Siting and Sizing of DG and Shunt Capacitors in Radial Distribution Systems
AUTHORS:
N. A. Khan, S. Ghosh, S. P. Ghoshal
KEYWORDS:
Normal Load Flow; Radial Distribution System; Distributed Generation; Shunt Capacitors; Binary Particle Swarm Optimization; Binary Gravitational Search Algorithm; Total line Loss; Total Voltage Deviation
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.5 No.4B,
November
12,
2013
ABSTRACT: This paper presents a binary gravitational search algorithm (BGSA) is
applied to solve the problem of optimal allotment of DG sets and Shunt
capacitors in radial distribution systems. The problem is formulated as a
nonlinear constrained single-objective optimization problem where the total
line loss (TLL) and the total voltage deviations (TVD) are to be minimized separately by incorporating optimal placement of DG units
and shunt capacitors with constraints which include limits on voltage, sizes of
installed capacitors and DG. This BGSA is applied on the balanced IEEE 10 Bus distribution network
and the results are compared with conventional binary particle swarm
optimization.