Open AccessAn effective network reconfiguration approach of radial distribution system for loss minimization and voltage profile improvement
Author(s) -
Surender Reddy Salkuti,
Neelakanteshwar Rao Battu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bulletin of electrical engineering and informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.251
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2302-9285
DOI - 10.11591/eei.v10i4.2867
Subject(s) - reactance , control reconfiguration , voltage , power (physics) , node (physics) , reduction (mathematics) , electric power system , power loss , topology (electrical circuits) , engineering , computer science , control theory (sociology) , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , mathematics , embedded system , physics , geometry , control (management) , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
Distribution system represents a crucial portion of power system as it is the connection between the bulk power transmission network and the customers connected at load point. Distribution networks are increasing in size and are spread too far. Low reactance to resistance ratio and large size of network leads to higher power losses in lines and low node voltage at customer end. High power losses reduce the efficiency and affect the economy. Therefore, in this paper an algorithm for reconfiguration of distribution system for loss reduction and voltage profile enhancement is proposed. The proposed reconfiguration approach has been applied to 16 bus radial distribution system (RDS).