Expansion Planning of Distribution Systems Using the Variable Neighborhood Search Metaheuristic.

• Grant number: 10/04614-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2010
• End date: June 30, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Power Systems
• Principal Investigator: Rubén Augusto Romero Lázaro
• Grantee: Renan Felix Fernandes Souza
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ilha Solteira. Ilha Solteira , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project considers the theoretical analysis and computational implementation of a variable neighborhood algorithm, commonly called VNS algorithm (Variable Niegborhood Search), applied to the problem of the optimal expansion planning of distribution systems. The VNS metaheuristic has been successfully applied to the optimization of complex problems in operational research problems, but the application of this optimization technique to solve complex problems in the planning of power systems is nonexistent. To implement effectively the VNS algorithm, it is necessary to implement an efficient algorithm to solve nonlinear optimization problems. The aim is to develop an algorithm capable of solving large-scale problems.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SOUZA, Renan Felix Fernandes. Planejamento da expansão de sistemas de distribuição usando a metaheurística de busca em vizinhança variável. 2011. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Engenharia. Ilha Solteira Ilha Solteira.