Reconfiguração de sistemas de distribuição considerando incertezas através de fluxo de potência intervalar e sistemas imunológicos artificiais

Abstract

The present work proposes a methodology to solve the problem of optimal reconfiguration of power distribution systems by using a more realistic representation of uncertain parameters. The objective is to evaluate the impact of representing uncertainties in the reconfiguration problem in relation to traditional deterministic models. The proposed probabilistic reconfiguration model aims at minimizing the total energy loss considering uncertainties on the load demand and the distributed generation from wind energy, as well as different load levels. The proposed methodology is based on the meta-heuristic technique Artificial Immune System. The interval mathematics fundamentals are embedded in an interval power flow that models the uncertainties of load forecast and measurements, as well as uncertainties due to the intermittences of the wind. Therefore, the input interval variables are the active and reactive loads at the network nodes and the wind speed in the regions where the wind farms are installed. The input uncertainties are thus propagated to the output power flow variables as the nodal voltages. As a result, the total energy losses to be minimized are also given in interval form. A methodology for comparing intervals that is based on the interval average and size is used to determine the best topology. Voltage constraints, radial configuration and network connectivity are considered. The proposed algorithm is tested in systems known in the literature.