Group-Theory for the Analysis of Heuristic Algorithms in Power Distribution Systems

This paper applies group theory to four classic problems in power distribution systems, namely: phase balancing, primary feeder reconfiguration, optimal tap setting of voltage regulator transformers and optimal placement of fixed capacitors. The main focus of the paper is in the codification and the...

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Fecha de publicación:
2018
Institución:
Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
Repositorio:
Repositorio Institucional UTB
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.utb.edu.co:20.500.12585/8861
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12585/8861
Palabra clave:
Group theory
Meta heuristics
Optimal placement of capacitors
Phase balancing
Primary feeder reconfiguration
Heuristic algorithms
Optimization
Voltage regulators
Fixed capacitors
Meta heuristics
Optimal placements
Phase balancing
Power distribution system
Primary feeder
Random search algorithm
Simple analysis
Group theory
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Summary:This paper applies group theory to four classic problems in power distribution systems, namely: phase balancing, primary feeder reconfiguration, optimal tap setting of voltage regulator transformers and optimal placement of fixed capacitors. The main focus of the paper is in the codification and the use of groups as a tool for analysis. A simple random search algorithm is used as a test for the first problem. It is demonstrated that the groups formalism allows a simple analysis of heuristics and could be an interesting path for future investigations. © 2018 IEEE.