Optimal Placement of Remote Controlled Switches in Electric Power Distribution Systems with a Meta-heuristic Approach

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Electric Power Distribution Systems, Meta-heuristic Algorithms, Monte Carlo Method, Reliability Block Diagram Method

Abstract

In the present work the problem of Optimal Placement of remote controlled switches, through the replacement of installed manual switches, in Electric Power Distribution Systems with radial configuration is approached, considering economic, technical, operational and social aspects. The approach used for the identification of strategic points is based on the implementation of meta-heuristic algorithms for optimization with multiple objectives. For the evaluation of each solution, an evaluating function based on the Monte Carlo method is implemented, which estimates the defined indices through the simulation of failures in the network, whose probabilities are obtained using the Reliability Block Diagram method. Three different multi-objective algorithms were implemented and their results compared using the hypervolume metric, having the Generalized Differential Evolution 3 algorithm the best performance.

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Eduardo Coronel, Universidad Nacional del Este

Eduardo D. Coronel is an Electronic Engineer, with an emphasis in Mechatronics, from the Nacional University of Asunción (2016); He is a Master in Electrical Engineering from the Nacional University of East (2020). His areas of interest include Multi-Objective Optimization, Electrical Power Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis. He currently works in the Maintenance Engineering department of Itaipu Binacional.

Benjamín Barán, Senior Member, IEEE

Benjamín Barán is an Electronic Engineer from the National University of Asunción (1982); he is Master's from Northeastern University (1987); and Doctor from the University of Rio de Janeiro (1993). With more than 3 decades of experience in teaching and research, he has been awarded the National Science Prize (Paraguay) in 1996 among a dozen other international awards. He currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Informatics at the "Universidad Comunera".

Pedro Gardel, Universidad Católica ``Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Pedro Gardel Sotomayor is an Electromechanical Engineer from the National University of Asunción (2006); he is a Doctor in Energy and Fluid Dynamic Engineering from the University of Valladolid (2013). His areas of interest include Multi-Objective Optimization, Electrical Power Systems, Artificial Neural Networks. He is Director of the Research Center in Sciences, Technology and Innovation of the Catholic University `` of "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción".

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2021-11-08

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Coronel, E., Barán, B., & Gardel, P. (2021). Optimal Placement of Remote Controlled Switches in Electric Power Distribution Systems with a Meta-heuristic Approach. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 20(4), 590–598. Retrieved from https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/5745

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (2022): Ordinary Issue

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