Utilizing capacitor banks is very conventional in distribution network in order for local compensation of reactive power. This will be more important considering uncertainties including wind generation and loads uncertainty. Harmonics and non-linear loads are other challenges in power system which complicates the capacitor placement problem. Thus, uncertainty and network harmonics have been con...

This paper presents a new and efficient approach for capacitor placement in radial distribution systems that determine the optimal locations and size of capacitor with an objective of improving the voltage profile and reduction of power loss. The solution methodology has two parts: in part one the loss sensitivity factors are used to select the candidate locations for the capacitor placement an...

The optimal shunt capacitor allocation problem is the determination of the location and sizes of the capacitor to be placed in distribution networks in an optimal manner to reduce the energy losses and peak power losses of the networks. This paper shows the capability of Genetic Algorithm (GA) technique in solving such problem. It includes a study done in a real distribution networks in Muscat,...

This paper presents Genetic Algorithm based approach to shunt capacitor placement in distribution systems specially IEEE 30 bus system for optimal configuration with the multi-objective placement problem for enhancement of distribution system reliability. IEEE 30 bus is well defined and load flow is evaluated to observe the line losses, p.f. and voltage profile. Placement of shunt capacitor ban...

The main challenge of present distribution networks is the huge increase in demand for electricity especially city center where increasing vertically same geographical area. This work presents analyses 5-Mail network Basra City/Iraq with conventional system 33/11/0.416 kV, at future load by estimating 10 years later. analyzed terms voltage drop, power losses, and feeder loading. To improve kV r...

in practical situations, distribution network loads are the mixtures of residential, industrial, and commercial types. this paper presents a hybrid optimization algorithm for the optimal placement of shunt capacitor banks in radial distribution networks in the presence of different voltage-dependent load models. the algorithm is based on the combination of genetic algorithm (ga) and binary part...