Application of Evolutionary Algorithm for Reconfiguration of the Distribution Network, Envisaging a Larger Branching of the System

摘要

This article presents a new approach to the distribution networks reconfiguration problem aiming to obtain a greater branched configuration in order to set the system into a more reliable topology. We have performed analysis of the main changes resulting from this methodology: voltage profile, losses and number of consumers without electricity in case of power failure. The results of simulations, applied to test systems of 16, 33, 84 and 136 bars, have shown that by minimizing the maximum level of the network, considering it as a tree, it is possible to achieve greater reliability in the system.