Combined optimal tap setting and reactive power injection for loss reduction in distribution systems

ABSTRACT: This paper presents an optimization model for a combined scheme of optimal tap setting and reactive power injection in distribution systems. The proposed model provides the reactive power injection and tap setting scheme that would minimize losses, keeping voltage magnitudes within specifi...

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Autores:
López Lezama, Jesús María
Gallego Rendón, Ramón Alfonso
Granada Echeverri, Mauricio
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/36344
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/10495/36344
Palabra clave:
Distribución (teoría de la probabilidad)
Distribution (Probability theory)
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85038545
Potencia Reactiva (Ingeniería Electrica)
Reactive power (electrical engineering)
Reducción de pérdidas
Inyecciones de reactivos
Rights
openAccess
License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This paper presents an optimization model for a combined scheme of optimal tap setting and reactive power injection in distribution systems. The proposed model provides the reactive power injection and tap setting scheme that would minimize losses, keeping voltage magnitudes within specified limits, at minimum cost. The formulation is done as an optimal reactive power flow and is solved using commercial available software. Several tests are performed on a 33-bus distribution test system. The results obtained showed that the combined use of tap setting and reactive power injection leads to higher loss reduction than the use of any of these actions separately.