The importance of reconfiguration of the distribution network to achieve minimization of energy losses using the dragonfly algorithm

Autor: Katayun Rahmati, Sina Taherinasab
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100270- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2772-6711
DOI: 10.1016/j.prime.2023.100270
Popis: In this article, a method for reconfiguring the distribution network with the presence of production sources to minimize energy losses is presented. Also, besides the reconfiguration issue, the Super distribution tap transformers and the power factor of resources in the network will have their optimal values based on the amount of energy consumption as factors affecting the number of losses. According to the stated parameters, the optimization problem in this article is a non-linear problem with a large search space, for which the dragonfly optimization algorithm was used. To make the results realistic, all types of loads, including commercial, residential and office, have been considered in 24 h and two seasons of the year, cold and hot. The program was prepared with the help of MATLAB software on a sample network of 16 buses, and its applications and results have been evaluated. The obtained results show that determining the optimal reconfiguration is very effective in reducing network losses because, with this method, the amount of losses and unsupplied energy of network subscribers has been reduced significantly. Also, by coordinating the reconfiguration with tap transformers and the power factor of distributed generation resources, the loss reduction rate can be made more effective. The results obtained are compared with the genetic algorithm and the results show the superiority of the dragonfly optimization method.
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