Location and Size of Distributed Generation Using Ant Colony Optimization

Abstract:

Distributed generation (DG) is a recent trend of electricity generation, which aims to use various energy sources to inject electric power in a distributed manner at points close to the load. This paper develops an optimization model to choose the sizes and positions of DG in medium voltage distribution networks in order to minimize the power system losses, given a set of constraints. Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) was used as optimization technique, with excellent results.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 492)
• Pages: 460-466
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.492.460
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Jorge Mendoza, Miguel López, Allison Delgado
• Keywords: Ant Colony Optimization, Distributed Generator (DG), Power Losses Minimization

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