The distribution system has been constantly expanded with rising load demand due to
population and economic growth. The result is a distribution line facing a voltage drop issue …

The present work implements Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA) for obtaining optimal location
and size of capacitor banks for addressing problems like voltage instability and line losses in …

This paper provides an effective analytical approach for identifying the optimum places and
sizes of the distributed generation (DG) and shunt capacitor (SC) in radial distribution …

This article presents a hybrid method based on analytical and metaheuristic optimization
techniques for the optimal placement of distributed generations (DGs) and shunt capacitors …

Reactive power management and voltage control are essential for improved operational
performance of distribution system (DS). With increasing distributed generation (DG) …

This paper proposes a combined approach to determine the optimal allocation of different
shunt compensation devices (shunt capacitor, static var compensator, and static …

The present paper proposes a hybrid optimization technique for optimal location of switched
capacitor in distribution networks to reduce the total active power loss and total energy cost …

The excessive reactive power demand/flow over the transmission lines is one of the main
reason that adversely impacts the voltage profile and other system parameters. To keep the …

This paper aims to propose an optimization method for optimal allocation of shunt capacitors
in distribution networks to minimize the total active power losses and total energy cost with …

In this paper, an effective Metaheuristic, Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm is applied to
identify the optimal placement of shunt capacitor (SC) and Distribution Generation (DG) in a …