Fault Location Based on Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for Distribution Network with Distributed Generators

Abstract:

The access of distributed generators makes distribution network change into a multi-source network with two-way flowing trend and so accurate fault location is becoming more complicated. This paper proposes a new method which applies an artificial bee colony algorithm (ABC) for fault location of distribution network with distributed generators. To reveal the validity of the ABC algorithm, sample distribution systems are examined with different test cases, which includes single fault, multiple fault, information distortion and loss. The outcomes verify that utilizing artificial bee colony algorithm to solving the fault location problem of distribution network including distributed generators has good fault tolerance and stability. Besides, the algorithm possesses a competitive advantage of simple parameters setting.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 787)
• Pages: 840-845
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.787.840
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Hong Mei Zeng, Min Fang Peng, Liang Zhu, Hong Wei Che, Xin Du, Zhi Peng Yi, Jian Biao He
• Keywords: Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm, Distributed Generator (DG), Distribution Network, Fault Location

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