Toward optimal multi-period network reconfiguration for increasing the hosting capacity of distribution networks

摘要

In this paper, a multi-period network reconfiguration (NR) method is proposed to meet the requirement of hourly hosting capacity for a time horizon of 24 hours and to minimize the required number of switching operations. The proposed method employs a four-stage strategy: assessment stage, time-partitioning stage, network reconfiguration design stage, and evaluation stage. The IEEE123 case, an unbalanced, three-phase distribution system, is used to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.