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A Review of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) Algorithms for Optimal Distributed Generation Placement

Received: 25 June 2015     Accepted: 1 July 2015     Published: 6 August 2015
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Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) has became one of the most popular optimization methods in the domain of Swarm Intelligence. Many PSO algorithms have been proposed for distributed generations (DGs) deployed into grids for quality power delivery and reliability to consumers. These can only be achieved by placing the DG units at optimal locations. This made DG planning problem solution to be of two steps namely, finding the optimal placement bus in the distribution system as well as optimal sizing of the DG. This paper reviews some of the PSO and hybrids of PSO Algorithms formulated for DG placement being one of the meta-heuristic optimization methods that fits stochastic optimization problems. The review has shown that PSO Algorithms are very efficient in handling the DG placement and sizing problems.

Published in International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijepe.20150404.16
Page(s) 232-239
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Keywords

Distributed Generation, Power Losses, Optimization, Placement, Sizing, Objective Function, Power flow, Distribution Networks, Multi-objective

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  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

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