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Artificial immune networks Copt-aiNet and Opt-aiNet applied to the reconfiguration problem of radial electrical distribution systems

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Author(s):
Souza, Simone S. F. [1] ; Romero, Ruben [1] ; Franco, John F. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Sao Paulo State Univ, Fac Engn Ilha Solteira, Ilha Solteira, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Electric Power Systems Research; v. 119, p. 304-312, FEB 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 14
Abstract

This paper presents two new approaches to solving the reconfiguration problem of electrical distribution systems (EDS) using the Copt-aiNet (Artificial Immune Network for Combinatorial Optimization) and Opt-aiNet (Artificial Immune Network for Optimization) algorithms. The Copt-aiNet and Opt-aiNet algorithms are efficient optimization techniques inspired by the immune network theory (aiNet). The reconfiguration problem is a complex combinatorial problem that aims at identifying the best radial topology for the EDS in order to minimize power losses. A specialized forward/backward radial power flow was used to evaluate each proposed solution proposal in order to determine its power losses and its feasibility regarding the operational constraints of the EDS. The algorithms were developed in the C++ programming language and test systems of 33, 70, 84, 119, and 136 nodes, along with a real system of 417 nodes, were used to validate the proposed method. The obtained results were compared with the best solutions found in the specialized literature in order to verify the efficiency of the proposed algorithms. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/01100-6 - Distribution system expansion planning using mixed-integer linear programming
Grantee:John Fredy Franco Baquero
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral