Abstract

The increase of energy demand has generated a complexity of electrical network while contributing to the numbers of power losses in the system. This study presents a Distribution Feeder Reconfigurtion (DFR) by using heuristic algorithm which is called as Rank Evolutionary Programming (REP). The main objectives of this study are to improve the computing time and minimize the power losses effectively. The performance of the REP method will be investigated and the impact to the test system IEEE 16-kV distribution network will be analyzed accordingly. The results of this study is hoped to help the engineers in order to secure and increase the efficiency of the real power distribution system in the future.

Keywords:

Convergence time , distribution feeder reconfiguration, power losses, rank evolutionary programming,

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