Reconfiguração de sistemas de distribuição através de técnica de decomposição e otimização robusta

Abstract

This work shows a new methodology for the reconfiguration of electric energy distribution systems by the application of the mathematical technique named Benders decomposition. This technique makes it possible to divide the global problem into two subproblems, master and slave, which communicate with each other through constraints called slices, generated from information of the second subproblem and included in the first one iteratively until a convergence criterion is reached. The objective of the problem is to minimize technical losses in the distribution network by redefining its topology, observing operational constraints such as levels of voltage, connectivity and radiality. Loss reduction is attractive because it implies better voltage levels, less system equipment effort and greater reliability, thus providing benefits to distribution dealers and higher energy quality to consumers. The reconfiguration problem is non-linear mixed integer programming, difficult to process. In the proposed methodology, the first subproblem determines the switching decisions considering only linear constraints associated with the network topology, while the second one evaluates the operation by means of the decision of the first recital considering the nonlinearities and the load balance constraints. The advantage of the application of the proposed technique is that the decomposition model is potential for the representation of operational uncertainties, as well as the load demands according to the present work. The representation of these uncertainties is carried out in the context of robust reconfiguration, in which the decision making on network topology must optimize the operation under scenarios of a predefined set. Systems known in the literature are used for the evaluation of the proposed methodology.