Iran University of Science and Technology

About: Iran University of Science and Technology is a education organization based out in Tehran, Iran. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Nonlinear system & Finite element method. The organization has 12917 authors who have published 24965 publications receiving 372013 citations. The organization is also known as: Governmental Technical Institute & Advanced Art College.

A new multiobjective allocator of capacitor banks and distributed generations using a new investigated differential evolution

Abstract: This article has investigated a new multiobjective allocation of optimal sizing and sitting of distributed generation DG units and capacitor banks in simultaneous mode to improve reliability and reduce energy losses. The proposed method consists of four objectives, that is, cost of energy not supplied, system average interruption duration index, costs of energy loss and investment. A novel structure differential evolution has been suggested to solve this nonlinear complex problem and its results are compared with related values of genetic algorithm and simple differential evolutionary algorithm. In addition to the novel objective function, the other contribution of this article is proposing a new model for load and energy cost. Three types of DGs, that is, wind turbine, solar cell, and diesel generator have been used in placement process. To verify the comprehensiveness of the proposed function, three scenarios have been introduced: scenario i: first, placement of DGs, then capacitor banks, scenario ii: first, placement of capacitor banks, and then DGs, and scenario iii: simultaneous placement of DGs and capacitor banks. Simulations have been carried out on one part of practical distribution network in Metropolitan Tabriz in North West of Iran. The results of simulations have been discussed and analyzed using the five novel indices. The obtained simulation results using proposed function shows that the simultaneous placement of DGs and capacitor banks results in more reduction of the energy losses and increase improvements of reliability indices as well as voltage profile. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 19: 40-54, 2014