Optimal capacitor placements in distribution systems: Part 1; A new formulation and the overall problem

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/61.53065· OSTI ID:7080833

Chiang, H D; Wang, J C; Cockings, O; Shin, H D ^[1]

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1. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (USA). School of Electrical Engineering

Capacitors are widely installed in distribution systems for reactive power compensation to achieve power and energy reduction, voltage regulation and system capacity release. The extent of these benefits depends greatly on how the capacitors are placed on the system. The problem of how to place capacitors on the system such that these benefits are achieved and/or maximized against the cost associated with the capacitors placement is termed the {ital general capacitor placement problem}. A new formulation of the general capacitor placement problem taking into consideration practical aspects of capacitors, the load constraints and the operational constraints at different load levels is presented. The new formulation of the general capacitor placement problem is a combinatorial optimization problem with a non-differentiable objective function. A solution methodology based on an optimization technique technique is proposed.

• OSTI ID: 7080833
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA), Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA) Vol. 5:2; ISSN 0885-8977; ISSN ITPDE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CALCULATION METHODS
CAPACITORS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DESIGN
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
OPTIMIZATION
PLANNING
POSITIONING
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
SIZE
VOLTAGE REGULATORS