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Switch placement to improve system reliability for radial distribution systems with distributed generation
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Switch placement to improve system reliability for radial distribution systems with distributed generation

Yiming Yiming Mao and K.N Miu
IEEE transactions on power systems, v 18(4), pp 1346-1352
Nov 2003

Abstract

Constraint optimization Power system simulation Power system control Switches Distributed control Power system reliability Distributed power generation Power system faults Load flow control Power generation
To improve system reliability for radial distribution systems with distributed generation (DG) under fault conditions, switch placement schemes are proposed to form self-supported areas after fault isolation. Customer priority is also considered in this problem. The switch placement problem is formulated as a nondifferentiable, multiobjective optimization problem. Graph-based algorithms, which incorporate direct load control, are developed to locate switches. Their results enable DG to support customers continuously in the event of fault. The proposed algorithms can be applied to unbalanced distribution networks with single or multiple distributed generators. Simulation results on a 394-bus distribution system, including priority customers, and single or multiple distributed generators, were also provided.

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