Optimal Phase Balancing Planning for Loss Reduction in Distribution Systems using a Specialized Genetic Algorithm

Mauricio Granada Echeverri, Ramón Alfonso Gallego Rendón, Jesús María López Lezama
2012 Ingeniería y Ciencia  
Unbalanced operation of distribution systems deteriorates power quality and increases investment and operation costs. Feeder reconfiguration and phase swapping are the two main approaches for load balancing, being the former more difficult to execute due to the reduced number of sectionalizing switches available in most distribution systems. On the other hand, phase swapping constitutes a direct, effective and low cost alternative for load balancing. The 1 M.Sc. and Ph.D in electrical engineering,
doi:10.17230/ingciencia.8.15.6 fatcat:7sebhrmktvdtrmgpyeeui5ekk4