transmission network expansion planning (tnep) is an important component of power system planning. itdetermines the characteristics and performance of the future electric power network and influences the powersystem operation directly. different methods have been proposed for the solution of the static transmissionnetwork expansion planning (stnep) problem till now. but in all of them, stnep pr...

Abstract: This paper proposes a Genetic Algorithm (GA) based method for distribution network expansion including Distributed Generation (DG). It may be introduced as a combinatorial optimization method that determines the location and capacity of feeders and substations while minimizing the network loss and installation cost. In this paper, DGs are considered in the network expansion planning d...

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...

the paper tries to present an improved mathematical model for distribution companies (discos) in order to solve distribution network expansion planning (dnep) problems in the presence of certain resources of distributed generations (dgs) entitled small scale gas engines in the medium voltage grids. with the aim of minimizing investment and operation costs, the recommended model combines a compr...

Optimal expansion of medium-voltage power networks is a common issue in electrical distribution planning. Minimizing total cost of the objective function with technical constraints and reliability limits, make it a combinatorial problem which should be solved by optimization algorithms. This paper presents a new hybrid simulated annealing and tabu search algorithm for distribution network expan...

Optimal multistage expansion of medium-voltage power network because of load growth is a common issue in electrical distribution planning. Minimizing total cost of the objective function with technical constraints, make it a combinatorial problem which should be solved by optimization algorithms. In this paper, a new improved hybrid Tabu Search/ Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm is proposed...

In this paper, static and expansion planning of electric power distribution networks were studied using a novel Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm under load uncertainty is presented. This paper consists of two sections. At first by using a novel PSO algorithm, static and mono objective planning was solved for electric distribution network. This work involves both network topology and ...

In this paper, a model for hybrid transmission expansion planning (TEP) and reactive power planning (RPP) considering demand response (DR) model has been presented. In this study RPP considered by TEP for its effects on lines capacity and reduction of system expansion costs. On the other hand the expansion of the transmission system is an important subject, especially dealing with the new i...