Publication Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
Page Numbers
1 to 6
Conference Name
ISAP - Intelligent System Applications to Power Systems 2015
Conference Location
Porto, Portugal
Conference Date
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Abstract
This paper presents a harmony search based parallel
optimization algorithm to minimize voltage deviations in three
phase unbalanced electrical distribution systems and to maximize
active power outputs of distributed energy resources (DR). The
main contribution is to reduce the adverse impacts on voltage
profile during a day as photovoltaics (PVs) output or electrical
vehicles (EVs) charging changes throughout a day. The IEEE 123-
bus distribution test system is modified by adding DRs and EVs
under different load profiles. The simulation results show that
by using parallel computing techniques, heuristic methods may
be used as an alternative optimization tool in electrical power
distribution systems operation.
