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| Author(s): |
Rafael Borges Rodrigues
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ilha Solteira. 2022-02-01. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Engenharia. Ilha Solteira |
| Defense date: | 2022-01-11 |
| Advisor: | José Roberto Sanches Mantovani |
| Abstract | |
The allocation of switching and protection devices in electric energy distribution networks makes it possible to improve continuity rates, increases the billing of distribution companies with the reduction of non-supplied energy and preserves their image in society. The optimized allocation of these devices also brings benefits to consumers who are supplied with quality energy and a reduced number of interruptions. Priority consumers such as hospitals that perform procedures essential to life, homes with people with illnesses who need appliances powered by electricity and establishments that have perishable products must have a high level of reliability in energy supply. Even on rural properties, there are segments that are highly dependent on electricity, such as milk producers and poultry farmers who need to keep the temperature of their products strictly controlled. This work proposes a methodology for the optimized allocation of switching and protection devices in radial distribution networks, using an algorithm based on the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) meta-heuristic. The objective function aims to minimize the cost of nonsupplied energy and investments in equipment, respecting the technical restrictions of coordination of protection devices and system continuity indices. The results obtained through simulations of a real 134 nodes feeder are presented and discussed. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/03313-1 - Reliability Studies of Electric Energy Distribution Systems |
| Grantee: | Rafael Borges Rodrigues |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |