scholarly journals Reactive Power Loss & Efficiency Calculation Using Load Flow Technique In Distribution System For Pune City

2012 ◽  
pp. 76-79
Author(s):  
Gaikwad Vikas Subhash ◽  
Swati S. More
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Flow Problem ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Total System ◽  
Loss Efficiency

Reactive power compensation is an important issue in electric power systems, involving operational, economical and quality of service aspects. Consumer loads (residential, industrial, service sector, etc.) impose active and reactive power demand, depending on their characteristics. This paper presents an efficient method for solving the load flow problem in distribution systems and which is implemented for Pune city (India) to check the validity of proposed method. A simple algebraic matrix equation to solve the load flow problem is derived by using the complex power balance equations. By adopting the rectangular coordinate, which requires the neglect of only second order terms in the linearization procedure, the proposed method gives better convergence characteristics. Newton-Raphsonmethod is the famous load flow calculation technique, and normally used dueto its rapidness of numerical convergence. The proposed method estimates the incremental changesof active power on each generation bus with respect to the total system power loss, efficiency and the estimated value are used to update the slack bus power.

scholarly journals Optimal Allocation of Capacitor Bank for Loss Minimization and Voltage Improvement Using Analytical Method

SCITECH Nepal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Avinash Khatri KC ◽  
Tika Ram Regmi
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Capacitor Bank ◽  
Minimum Cost ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Voltage Profile

An electric distribution system plays an important role in achieving satisfactory power supply. The quality of power is measured by voltage stability and profile of voltage. The voltage profile is affected by the losses in distribution system. As the load is mostly inductive on the distribution system and requires large reactive power, most of the power quality problems can be resolved with requisite control of reactive power. Capacitors are often installed in distribution system for reactive power compensation. This paper presents two stage procedures to identify the location and size of capacitor bank. In the first stage, the load flow is carried out to find the losses of the system using sweep algorithm. In the next stage, different size of capacitors are initialized and placed in each possible candidate bus and again load flow for the system is carried out. The objective function of the cost incorporating capacitor cost and loss cost is formulated constrained with voltage limits. The capacitor with the minimum cost is selected as the optimized solution. The proposed procedure is applied to different standard test systems as 12-bus radial distribution systems. In addition, the proposed procedure is applied on a real distribution system, a section of Sallaghari Feeder of Thimi substation. The voltage drops and power loss before and after installing the capacitor were compared for the system under test in this work. The result showed better voltage profiles and power losses of the distribution system can be improved by using the proposed method and it can be a benefit to the distribution networks.

Optimal Capacitors in Radial Distribution System for Loss Reduction and Voltage Enhancement

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 566 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bhongade ◽  
Sachin Arya
Keyword(s):  
Radial Distribution ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Pso Algorithm ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Radial Distribution System ◽  
Case Load

The work presented in this paper is carried out with the objective of identifying the optimal location and size (Kvar ratings) of shunt capacitors to be placed in radial distribution system, to have overall economy considering the saving due to energy loss minimization. To achieve this objective, a two stage methodology is adopted in this paper. In the first stage, the base case load flow of uncompensated distribution system is carried out. On the basis of base case load flow solution, Nominal voltage magnitudes and Loss Sensitivity Factors are calculated and the weak buses are selected for capacitor placement.In the second stage, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm is used to identify the size of the capacitors to be placed at the selected buses for minimizing the power loss. The developed algorithm is tested for 10-bus, 34-bus and 85-bus Radial Distribution Systems. The results show that there has been an enhancement in voltage profile and reduction in power loss thus resulting in much annual saving.

scholarly journals RECONFIGURATION OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS FOR LOSS REDUCTION USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Loc Dac Ho
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Optimal Configuration ◽  
Loss Reduction ◽  
Voltage Drops ◽  
Simulation Results

A distribution system is one of the most important parts of power systems which show a connection between power plants and loads. Each connection has an economic affection in transferring power from sources to loads. Power companies expect to find out an optimal configuration with great benefits which is the lowest power loss. This paper proposes an application of a genetic algorithm for finding out an optimal configuration which has the lowest power loss with constrains such as: unisolated loads, limited powers in lines and transformers and lowest voltage drops. The effectiveness of the proposal is confirmed through simulation results on power systems [3] as well as comparisons with other results of [1], [3], [6], [8]

Maximum Loss Reduction and Voltage Profile Improvement with Placement of Hybrid Solar-Wind System

2013 ◽  
Vol 768 ◽  
pp. 371-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Rekha ◽  
D. Sattianadan ◽  
M. Sudhakaran
Keyword(s):  
Radial Distribution ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Loss Reduction ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Voltage Profile Improvement

Distributed generators (DG) are much beneficial in reducing the losses effectively compared to other methods of loss reduction. It is expected to become more important in future generation. This paper deals with the multi DGs placement in radial distribution system to reduce the system power loss and improve the voltage profile by using the optimization technique of particle swarm optimization (PSO). The PSO provides a population-based search procedure in which individuals called particles change their positions with time. Initially, the algorithm randomly generates the particle positions representing the size and location of DG. The proposed PSO algorithm is used to determine optimal sizes and locations of multi-DGs. The objective function is the combination of real, reactive power loss and voltage profile with consideration of weights and impact indices with and without DG. Test results indicate that PSO method can obtain better results on loss reduction and voltage profile improvement than the simple heuristic search method on the IEEE33-bus and IEEE 90-bus radial distribution systems.

scholarly journals Reactive Power Optimization and Price Management in Microgrid Enabled with Blockchain

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6179
Author(s):  
Danalakshmi D. ◽  
Gopi R. ◽  
A. Hariharasudan ◽  
Iwona Otola ◽  
Yuriy Bilan
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Differential Evolution Algorithm ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Price Management

The energy market is gradually changing from centralized trading to peer-to-peer trading due to the tremendous increase in a microgrid with green energy resources. When more generating units are included in the microgrid, the possibilities of more reactive power flows exist in the system that leads to high transmission loss which has to be optimized. The reactive power is one of the essential ancillary services in the microgrid towards preserving the voltage in the transmission and distribution line. The major contribution of the paper is towards managing the ancillary service in the distributed energy network economically and technically. This study aims to estimate and optimize the power loss, reactive power, and price management as well. Towards optimization, the self-balanced differential evolution algorithm (SBDE) is used in this study. A distribution system operator is involved in coordinating the sellers and buyers. The proposed layered microgrid architecture uses the blockchain technology for reactive power price management by providing transparency and security among peers. The process of converging various transactions into a block and adding in the distributed blockchain is illustrated. Multiple transactions are performed by using the proposed methodology, giving efficient energy transaction. The results show that the power loss is minimized using SBDE algorithm for different cases. Additionally, the study has demonstrated the price allocation of the optimal reactive power obtained from providers. The blockchain technology embedded in reactive power pricing will play a significant role in the evolution of traditional power distribution systems to active distribution networks.

scholarly journals Adaptive Algorithm for Solving the Load Flow Problem in Distribution System

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-391
Author(s):  
Vipin Kumar ◽  
Shubham Swapnil ◽  
V. R. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Radial Distribution ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Adaptive Algorithm ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Flow Problem ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Radial Distribution System ◽  
Load Flow Analysis ◽  
Sweep Algorithm

Abstract This paper presents a fast and efficient method for load flow analysis of radial distribution networks. Here, an adaptive algorithm is proposed to analyze the load flow problem of distribution systems. An adaptive algorithm is the combination of backward/forward (BW/FW) sweep and cuckoo search (CS) algorithms. In the proposed method, the optimum load flow analysis of the radial distribution system is attained, while optimizing the voltage and current computation of the BW/FW sweep algorithm. Now, by the CS, the output voltage of the BW/FW sweep algorithm is compared with the standard voltage and optimized. From the optimized voltage and current, load flow parameters like power loss and real and reactive power flow are assessed. The proposed method is implemented using the MATLAB platform and tested into the IEEE 33 bus radial distribution system. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is determined by comparing with the BW/FW algorithm and genetic algorithm-based BW/FW algorithm.

scholarly journals A Game-Theoretic Loss Allocation Approach in Power Distribution Systems with High Penetration of Distributed Generations

Mathematics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Farzaneh Pourahmadi ◽  
Payman Dehghanian
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power Distribution ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Power Distribution Systems ◽  
Loss Allocation ◽  
Distributed Generators ◽  
High Penetration ◽  
Game Theoretic ◽  
Allocation Approach

Allocation of the power losses to distributed generators and consumers has been a challenging concern for decades in restructured power systems. This paper proposes a promising approach for loss allocation in power distribution systems based on a cooperative concept of game-theory, named Shapley Value allocation. The proposed solution is a generic approach, applicable to both radial and meshed distribution systems as well as those with high penetration of renewables and DG units. With several different methods for distribution system loss allocation, the suggested method has been shown to be a straight-forward and efficient criterion for performance comparisons. The suggested loss allocation approach is numerically investigated, the results of which are presented for two distribution systems and its performance is compared with those obtained by other methodologies.

Multi-objective optimization of optimal capacitor allocation in radial distribution systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayed Mir Shah Danish ◽  
Mikaeel Ahmadi ◽  
Atsushi Yona ◽  
Tomonobu Senjyu ◽  
Narayanan Krishna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radial Distribution ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Stability Index ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Optimal Size ◽  
Multi Objective Optimization ◽  
Multi Objective

AbstractThe optimal size and location of the compensator in the distribution system play a significant role in minimizing the energy loss and the cost of reactive power compensation. This article introduces an efficient heuristic-based approach to assign static shunt capacitors along radial distribution networks using multi-objective optimization method. A new objective function different from literature is adapted to enhance the overall system voltage stability index, minimize power loss, and to achieve maximum net yearly savings. However, the capacitor sizes are assumed as discrete known variables, which are to be placed on the buses such that it reduces the losses of the distribution system to a minimum. Load sensitive factor (LSF) has been used to predict the most effective buses as the best place for installing compensator devices. IEEE 34-bus and 118-bus test distribution systems are utilized to validate and demonstrate the applicability of the proposed method. The simulation results obtained are compared with previous methods reported in the literature and found to be encouraging.

Operation Characteristics of Zone 3 Distance Protection in Wind Power Systems with Fixed-Speed Induction Generators

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenghu Li
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Synchronous Generators ◽  
Induction Generators ◽  
Load Flow Analysis ◽  
Wind Power Systems ◽  
Operation Characteristics

The induction generators (IGs) are basic to wind energy conversion. They produce the active power and consume the reactive power, with the voltage characteristics fragile compared with that of the synchronous generators and doubly-fed IGs. In the stressed system states, they may intensify var imbalance, yielding undesirable operation of zone 3 impedance relays.In this paper, the operation characteristics of the zone 3 relays in the wind power systems is studied. With the theoretical and load flow analysis, it is proved that the equivalent impedance of the IGs lies in the 2nd quadrature, possibly seen as the backward faults by the mho relays, i.e. the apparent impedance enters into the protection region from the left side. The undesirable operation may be caused by more wind power, larger load, less var compensation, and larger torque angle.

scholarly journals Full-Observable Three-Phase State Estimation Algorithm Applied to Electric Distribution Grids

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Soares ◽  
Ubiratan Bezerra ◽  
Maria Tostes
Keyword(s):  
State Estimation ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Phase State ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Estimation Algorithm ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Electrical Network ◽  
The Real ◽  
Three Phase

This paper proposes the development of a three-phase state estimation algorithm, which ensures complete observability for the electric network and a low investment cost for application in typical electric power distribution systems, which usually exhibit low levels of supervision facilities and measurement redundancy. Using the customers´ energy bills to calculate average demands, a three-phase load flow algorithm is run to generate pseudo-measurements of voltage magnitudes, active and reactive power injections, as well as current injections which are used to ensure the electrical network is full-observable, even with measurements available at only one point, the substation-feeder coupling point. The estimation process begins with a load flow solution for the customers´ average demand and uses an adjustment mechanism to track the real-time operating state to calculate the pseudo-measurements successively. Besides estimating the real-time operation state the proposed methodology also generates nontechnical losses estimation for each operation state. The effectiveness of the state estimation procedure is demonstrated by simulation results obtained for the IEEE 13-bus test network and for a real urban feeder.

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