Heuristic algorithm for the problem of feeder reconfiguration in radial distribution systems

• Grant number: 07/03257-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2007
• End date: January 31, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Power Systems
• Principal Investigator: Rubén Augusto Romero Lázaro
• Grantee: Samuel Custódio de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ilha Solteira. Ilha Solteira , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project, at the young research level, considers the theorical analysis and computational implementation of two heuristics algorithms for the radial distribution network feeder reconfiguration problem. The first part consists in the computational implementation of a known and efficient algorithm. The second part is a simple heuristic algorithm, that represents a new proposal to optimize the solution of the radial distribution network feeder reconfiguration problem. The implemented algorithm will be tested using known benchmark systems in the specialized literature.