Metodologia multi-estágio para restabelecimento de sistemas elétricos de distribuição utilizando algoritmos bio-inspirados

Abstract

This dissertation proposes a methodology for solving multi-stage process of Restoration on Power Distribution Systems using Nature-Inspired Algorithms. The first stage consists in solving a fitness multi-objective function in order to determine the final configuration of the switches after the faulted branches were isolated (post-contingency configuration). In this stage the multi-objective function seeks through the suitable configuration to minimize the undelivered power, the power losses, the number of switching, penalizing for violation in the system operational limits and taking in consideration the presence of priority load in the system. Additionally the radiality constraint is improved using an open loop technique. After the final configuration is obtained, for the first stage, the switches which were maneuvered are identified. The second stage of the methodology is to determine the sequence of switching taking into account the minimization of energy not supplied. This formulation allows to consider the switching operation time. If necessary, the minimum discrete load shedding procedure is made for each maneuvered switch. In both stages Nature-Inspired Algorithms to solve mixed integer nonlinear programming problems were used. The techniques used are: Genetic Algorithms, Bat Algorithm and Cuckoo Search. The developments of the proposed algorithm were implemented in MatLab ® environment. The results obtained were compared with other well-known methodologies showing the efficiency and robustness of the proposed technique.