Alocação de capacitores e ajuste de tapes para minimização de perdas em sistemas de distribuição de energia elétrica

Abstract

The reduce the cost associated with the operation of electric power distribution systems has become increasingly imperative in the setting of the energy sector. One of the main alternatives to solve this problem is to minimize power losses in distribution feeders. In order to reduce losses, some practices have been adopted, such as the allocation of capacitors at strategic points in the system as well as LTC adjustment and reconfiguration of distribution networks. The solution of such problems involves complex algorithms for nonlinear mixed integer optimization. Therefore, this paper presents a specialized technique based on meta-heuristic ant colony optimization to solve the problem of minimizing losses in electric power distribution systems through the optimal capacitor placement combined with the LTC adjustment, and consider constraints voltage violation. This algorithm proposes changes to the basic structure of the problem in order to obtain better results. The proposed methodology is applied to systems found in the literature and results are compared with other methods.