Transformer and feeder load balancing using a heuristic search approach

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:6109513

Hsu, Yuanyih; Jwohwu, Yi ^[1]; Liu, S S; Chen, Y W; Feng, H C; Lee, Y M ^[2]

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1. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China). Dept. of Electrical Engineering
2. Taiwan Power Co., Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China). Business Dept.

In the operation of a distribution system, transformer and feeder load balancing is important since it can reduce the risk of overloads due to load changes. To achieve load balancing, the configuration of the distribution network must be modified by changing the open/closed states of the switches on distribution feeders. In this paper, heuristic search algorithms based on some heuristic rules are proposed to reach the desired switching operations through which transformer and feeder load balancing can be achieved. The proposed method can be applied to changing load conditions as well as constant load conditions. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated by conducting feeder reconfiguration on a distribution system within the Taipei South District Office of Taiwan Power Company. It is found that the desired switching operations can be reached in a very efficient manner by using the proposed algorithms.

• OSTI ID: 6109513
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Vol. 8:1; ISSN ITPSEG; ISSN 0885-8950
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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