Optimal placement of capacitor banks and voltage regulators on active distribution systems using a goal programming approach
André Bernardes Michel1; Arturo Suman Bretas2; Roberto Chouhy Leborgne1
1 UFRGS; 2 UFL
Resumo
Power distribution systems (PDS) are susceptible to energy loss and voltage drops mainly because of the way that they are operated and built. One way to minimize system loss and improve the voltage profile of PDS is with the use of capacitor banks and voltage regulators (VRs) along the distribution feeders. In this scenario, the optimal placement of these devices becomes crucial. In this paper, a quadratic multi objective goal programming method is proposed to obtain the optimal placement of these devices, where the goals are energy loss and the total investment cost. The increase of distributed generation penetration brings new challenges for control and operation of PDS, therefore the effects of these power sources are considered.
Palavras-chave: Distributed generation; distribution systems; energy losses; goal programming; optimal placement