Electrical Engineering
Comprehensive impact analysis of ambient temperature on multi-objective capacitor placements in a radial distribution system

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Abstract

Shunt capacitor banks (SCBs) are used in distribution systems for loss reduction, voltage stability improvement for the system nodes, and system capacity release. However, the size of these capacitors and their placement locations are design factors that have been considered as single or multi-objectives to derive maximum benefits from their installation. To find the optimal location and size of the SCBs, this study proposes the application of multi-objective salp swarm algorithms, considered at ambient temperature, in radial distribution systems. Additionally, a fuzzy-based mechanism has been utilized to identify the best-fit solution of three different objective functions. The proposed method is implemented on IEEE 15-bus and 33-bus radial distribution systems, as well as on real data taken from the Saudi Electricity Company. The results indicate improved effectiveness and higher capability of the proposed method.

Keywords

Fuzzy-based mechanism
Loss reduction
Multi-objective salp swarm algorithm
Shunt capacitor banks
Temperature impact
Voltage stability improvement

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Essam A. Al-Ammar. He worked as a Power/Software Engineer at Lucent Technologies in Riyadh for two years. In 2003, he received his MS degree from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, and Ph.D. degree from Arizona State University in 2007. He is an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was Governor’s Advisor in Electricity Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA). Also, he was an advisor at Ministry of Water and Electricity (MOWE) and a former Energy Consultant for Riyadh Techno Valley (RTV). He involved in many local and international committees in different aspects in the area of power and electrical energy. His current interests include high voltage engineering, power system transmission and distribution as well as renewable energy and smart grid. He is a Senior Member of IEEE since 2007 and Saudi Engineering Committee since 1997. He published nearly 110 papers and 20 patents in Energy and Water.

Ghazi A. Ghazi was born in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 1, 1986. He received the B.S. degree from Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Al Mokarama, Saudi Arabia in 2012. He received the M.S. degree from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2018. His research interests include smart grid, power system transmission and distribution as well as renewable energy.

Wonsuk Ko was born in Seoul, South Korea, on August 20, 1971. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Kyungwon University, Seongnam, Korea, in 1996, 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Univ. of Central Florida, Florida, U.S.A., in 2007. He was researcher at Gachon Energy Research Institute of Kyungwon University, Currently, he is an assistant professor with Department of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University. His research interests include smart grid, renewable energy, and magnetic levitation.

Yasin Khan obtained PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan in 2004. He also obtained the MSc and BSc degrees in Electrical Engineering (Power) from N-W.F. P University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan in 1997 and 1993, respectively. Since 2005, he is working at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Khan has published many research papers in the international journals/conferences. He also received many international awards at different forums in Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Malaysia and Pakistan.

Abderrahmane Beroual currently works at the Departement EEA, Ecole Centrale de Lyon – Ampere Lab. He is holding Doctorat d’Etat ?s Sciences Physiques degree from the Institut National Polytechnique of Grenoble, PhD from the Technical University of Wroclaw - Poland and Engineer diploma from the Ecole Nationale Polytechnique of Algiers. His main research interests as teachings include high voltage engineering and insulating coordination. He supervised more than 40 Ph.D students. He is author/co-author of more than 450 technical papers including more than 190 refereed journal papers, 5 patents, 2 books and 6 book chapters. From 1994 to 1998, he chaired the International Study Group on Streamer Propagation in Liquids of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) – DEIS. He is member of many Advisory Committees of International Conferences and associate editor of IEEE TDEI Journal. His is IEEE Fellow and the recipient of the IEEE DEIS 2016 T.W. Dakin Distinguished Technical Contributions Award.

Junhee Hong received his B. Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Seoul National University, Korea, in 1989 and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Seoul National University in 1995. He has been a professor of electrical power engineering at Gachon University, Kyunggi-do, Korea, since 1995. His research interests include smart grid, super grid, renewable powered desalination, and their communication infrastructure.

Seung-Ho Song received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, in 1991, 1993, and 1999, respectively. From 2000 to 2006, he was an Assistant Professor with the Division of Electronics and Information, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea. Since 2006, he has been a Faculty Member with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea, where he is currently a Full Professor. His research interests include electric machine drives and renewable energy conversion.

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