Feeder Reconfiguration for Loss Reduction in Unbalanced Distribution System Using Genetic Algorithm

This paper presents an efficient approach to feeder reconfiguration for power loss reduction and voltage profile imprvement in unbalanced radial distribution systems (URDS). In this paper Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used to obtain solution for reconfiguration of radial distribution systems to minimize the losses. A forward and backward algorithm is used to calculate load flows in unbalanced distribution systems. By simulating the survival of the fittest among the strings, the optimum string is searched by randomized information exchange between strings by performing crossover and mutation. Results have shown that proposed algorithm has advantages over previous algorithms The proposed method is effectively tested on 19 node and 25 node unbalanced radial distribution systems.

Authors:

• Ganesh. Vulasala
• Sivanagaraju. Sirigiri
• Ramana. Thiruveedula

Keywords:

• Distribution system
• Load flows
• Reconfiguration
• Genetic Algorithm.

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