Abstract This study jointly optimizes the production capacity and safety stocks in a serial production–distribution system supplying multiple products under guaranteed service approach (GSA). The network comprises one manufacturer operating workcenters, warehouse with limited storage capacity, retailer. must efficiently allocate to workcenters budget, while retailer need maintain achieve target...

Under the present European directive concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity, distribution companies are not allowed to own Distributed Generation (DG) but encouraged to include it as a planning option to defer investment in traditional grid reinforcements. Distribution system operators (DSOs) have used the provision of capacity contracted to DG as a viable alternative un...

The connection points between MV and LV distribution networks are MV substations. Optimal sitting, sizing and timing of MV substation placement is the major planning problem in MV-LV distribution system planning projects. In this paper the optimal MV substation placement problem is solved using Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA) as a new developed heuristic optimization algorithm. This pro...

In recent years, in Iran and other countries the power systems are going to move toward creating a competition structure for selling and buying electrical energy. These changes and the numerous advantages of DGs have made more incentives to use these kinds of generators than before. Therefore, it is necessary to study all aspects of DGs, such as size selection and optimal placement and impact o...

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The Distributed Generation (DG) technologies, which include both conventional and non-conventional type of energy sources for generating power, are gaining momentum and play major role in distribution system as an alternative distribution system planning option. The penetration of DGs is potentially beneficial if distributed generation planning (DGP) is optimal i.e. their site and size are sele...

In this paper, we introduce a nature-inspired multi-agent system for resource distribution in large storage facilities. The system is based on potential fields and swarm intelligence, in which straightforward path planning is integrated. We show both experimentally and theoretically that the system is adaptive, robust and scalable. Moreover, we show that the planning component helps to overcome...

This paper presents a comprehensive study on monoand multi-objective approaches for electrical distribution network design using particle swarmoptimization (PSO). Specifically, two distribution network design problems, i.e., static and expansion planning, are solved using PSO. The network planning involves optimization of both network topology and branch conductor sizes. Both the planning probl...