Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability

This paper presents optimal multi-criteria reconfiguration of radial distribution systems with solar and wind renewable energy sources using the weight factor method while considering reliability. Minimizing the power loss, improving the voltage profile and stability of the system, as well as, enhan...

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Main Authors: Jafar Nowdeh, Ali, Babanezhad, Manoochehr, Arabi Nowdeh, Saber, Naderipour, Amirreza, Kamyab, Hesam, Abdul Malek, Zulkurnain, Ramachandaramurthy, Vigna K.
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spelling my.utm.932882021-11-19T03:31:26Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93288/ Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability Jafar Nowdeh, Ali Babanezhad, Manoochehr Arabi Nowdeh, Saber Naderipour, Amirreza Kamyab, Hesam Abdul Malek, Zulkurnain Ramachandaramurthy, Vigna K. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This paper presents optimal multi-criteria reconfiguration of radial distribution systems with solar and wind renewable energy sources using the weight factor method while considering reliability. Minimizing the power loss, improving the voltage profile and stability of the system, as well as, enhancing the reliability are the main objective functions of the problem to address. The reliability index is assumed as the energy not-supplied (ENS) of the end-users. Optimized variables of the problem include opened lines of the system in the reconfiguration process to maintain the radial structure of the network along with finding the optimal place and size of photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind turbine (WT) units in the distribution system, which are determined based on a new meta-heuristic called moth–flame optimization (MFO) algorithm. Simulations for different scenarios are performed utilizing reconfiguration and placement of renewable sources on an IEEE 33-bus radial distribution system. Obtained results in solving the problem indicate the superiority of the presented method compared with some methods in the literature. Furthermore, the results showed that the combined method as the reconfiguration and WT placement simultaneously bring the best performance for the network with lower power loss, improved voltage profile and stability, and enhanced reliability. Moreover, the results showed that considering reliability helps significantly reduce the energy not-supplied of the customers and supply their maximum load demand. Elsevier B.V. 2020-11 Article PeerReviewed Jafar Nowdeh, Ali and Babanezhad, Manoochehr and Arabi Nowdeh, Saber and Naderipour, Amirreza and Kamyab, Hesam and Abdul Malek, Zulkurnain and Ramachandaramurthy, Vigna K. (2020) Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 20 . ISSN 2352-1864 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.101118 DOI:10.1016/j.eti.2020.101118
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Jafar Nowdeh, Ali
Babanezhad, Manoochehr
Arabi Nowdeh, Saber
Naderipour, Amirreza
Kamyab, Hesam
Abdul Malek, Zulkurnain
Ramachandaramurthy, Vigna K.
Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability
description This paper presents optimal multi-criteria reconfiguration of radial distribution systems with solar and wind renewable energy sources using the weight factor method while considering reliability. Minimizing the power loss, improving the voltage profile and stability of the system, as well as, enhancing the reliability are the main objective functions of the problem to address. The reliability index is assumed as the energy not-supplied (ENS) of the end-users. Optimized variables of the problem include opened lines of the system in the reconfiguration process to maintain the radial structure of the network along with finding the optimal place and size of photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind turbine (WT) units in the distribution system, which are determined based on a new meta-heuristic called moth–flame optimization (MFO) algorithm. Simulations for different scenarios are performed utilizing reconfiguration and placement of renewable sources on an IEEE 33-bus radial distribution system. Obtained results in solving the problem indicate the superiority of the presented method compared with some methods in the literature. Furthermore, the results showed that the combined method as the reconfiguration and WT placement simultaneously bring the best performance for the network with lower power loss, improved voltage profile and stability, and enhanced reliability. Moreover, the results showed that considering reliability helps significantly reduce the energy not-supplied of the customers and supply their maximum load demand.
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author Jafar Nowdeh, Ali
Babanezhad, Manoochehr
Arabi Nowdeh, Saber
Naderipour, Amirreza
Kamyab, Hesam
Abdul Malek, Zulkurnain
Ramachandaramurthy, Vigna K.
author_facet Jafar Nowdeh, Ali
Babanezhad, Manoochehr
Arabi Nowdeh, Saber
Naderipour, Amirreza
Kamyab, Hesam
Abdul Malek, Zulkurnain
Ramachandaramurthy, Vigna K.
author_sort Jafar Nowdeh, Ali
title Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability
title_short Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability
title_full Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability
title_fullStr Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability
title_full_unstemmed Meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability
title_sort meta-heuristic matrix moth-flame algorithm for optimal reconfiguration of distribution networks and placement of solar and wind renewable sources considering reliability
publisher Elsevier B.V.
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93288/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.101118
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