Distribution network reconfiguration for loss reduction using fuzzy controlled evolutionary programming
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in IEE Proceedings - Generation, Transmission and Distribution
- Vol. 144 (4), 345-350
- https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-gtd:19971101
Abstract
Network reconfiguration for loss reduction in distribution systems is a very important way to save energy. However, due to its nature it is an inherently difficult optimisation problem. A new type of evolutionary search technique, evolutionary programming (EP), has been adopted and improved for this particular application. To improve the performance of EP, a fuzzy controlled EP (FCEP), based on heuristic information, is first proposed. The mutation fuzzy controller adaptively adjusts the mutation rate during the simulated evolutionary process. The status of each switch in distribution systems is naturally represented by a binary control parameter 0 or 1. The length of string is much shorter than those proposed by others. A chain-table and combined depth-first and breadth-first search strategy is employed to further speed up the optimisation process. The equality and inequality constraints are imbedded into the fitness function by penalty factors which guarantee the optimal solutions searched by the FCEP are feasible. The implementation of the proposed FCEP for feeder reconfiguration is described in detail. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed FCEP.Keywords
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