Usually, consumers experience power failures due to problems in the distribution systems.
Distribution systems have evolved to an extent where smart technologies are needed for …

Majority of the power system faults occur at the distribution side and hence distribution
network reliability studies have gained momentum in the recent decades. The increased …

The share of renewable energy generation has been increasing as a result of the world-
wide concern on environmental deterioration and climate change associated with burning …

Distribution system optimisation is defined as satisfying the demand of the system in the
most economical, reliable and environment-friendly way while all the related operational or …

The configuration of the networks leads to significant effect on the power quality factors like
power loss, voltage profile, reliability, and networks resiliency. Due to intermittent nature of …

This paper proposes differential search (DS) algorithm to solve distribution system reliability
optimization problem. Optimum number and location of remote control switch (RCS) have …

With the growth of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) in electrical systems, an increase in
the benefits with the reconfiguration of radial networks related to the use of renewable …

Distribution network reconfiguration (DNR) plays a vital role in enhancing network
sustainability by optimizing its topology. This process achieves key objectives such as …

With the evolution of smart grids, penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in the
distribution networks has become ever‐increasing problem. To improve network reliability …

This paper presents differential search algorithm in order to solve reliability optimization
problem of radial distribution network. Remote control switches have been optimally …