Reconfiguration of distribution network for loss reduction and reliability improvement based on an enhanced genetic algorithm》.pdf

Electrical Power and Energy Systems 64 (2015) 88–95 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Electrical Power and Energy Systems journal homepage: www.else /locate/ijepes Reconfiguration of distribution network for loss reduction and reliability improvement based on an enhanced genetic algorithm Dong-Li Duan a,⇑, Xiao-Dong Ling b, Xiao-Yue Wu c, Bin Zhong a a College of Equipment Engineering, Engineering University of Armed Police Force, Xi’an 710086, China b China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Control Department, Jiangyin 214431, China c College of Information Systems and Management, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Electrical distribution network reconfiguration is a complex combinatorial optimization process aimed at Received 3 July 2013 finding a radial operating structure that minimizes the system power loss or/and maximizes the system Received in revised form 17 June 2014 reliability while satisfying operating constraints. In this paper, a distribution network reconfiguration Accepted 6 July 2014 method is presented for both the indices of power loss reduction and reliability improvement. The Available online 2 August 2014 enhanced genetic optimization algorithm is used to handle the reconfiguration problem so as to deter- mine the switch operation schemes. Based on the information of a single loop caused by closing a nor- Keywords: