Distributed Generation Location and Size Determination to Reduce Power Losses of a Distribution Feeder by Firefly Algorithm
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In order to minimize power losses caused by high current and improve the voltage profile in the network distribution, the introduction of dispersed generations also called productions decentralized in distribution network (DG) plays an important role. The installation of DGs directly affects the power requested or purchased. The sizing and placement of DGs in the system must be optimal because a wrong choice has a negative impact on the system behavior. To solve this combinatorial problem, an algorithm known as Firefly algorithm is proposed in this paper. This is a meta-heuristic algorithm inspired by the behavior of fireflies flashing. The main objective of firefly flash is to act as a signaling system to attract other fireflies. Networks tested IEEE69-bus and IEEE33-bus are used to evaluate the effectiveness of this method. The results are compared with those obtained by genetic algorithm (GA) to IEEE69-bus, and Shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA) for IEEE 33-bus.
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