Table 5 Optimal sizing and placement of capacitor banks and PVRES: energy losses, minimum bus voltage (pu), and reduction rates for scenario 3 across various distribution networks.

From: Optimal integration of photovoltaic sources and capacitor banks considering irradiance, temperature, and load changes in electric distribution system

 

Optimal Sizing and Placement of Capacitor Banks (CB) and Photovoltaic (PV)

Lowest bus voltage (pu)

Energy loss (kWh)

Energy loss reduction (%)

9 CB and 6 PVRES for IEEE 33

18 CB and 10 PVRES for IEEE 69

25 CB and 20 PVRES for ZB-ALG-Hassi Sida 157

IEEE 33

IEEE 69

ZB-ALG-Hassi Sida 157

IEEE 33

IEEE 69

ZB-ALG-Hassi Sida 157

IEEE 33

IEEE 69

ZB-ALG-Hassi Sida 157

Base case

0.90

0.90

0.89

3567.7

3797

17,995

Senario 1

0.89

0.89

0.87

3831.3

4085.7

19,367

Techniques

WOA

PV buses

7 -11-16

18-29- 33

12-13-21-24

28-60-61-62

63-65

18-25-38-55-70-74-79-82-98-104

106-114-123-127-130-133-141

153-157

0.937

0.921

0.919

1681.6

1777.8

7226.9

56.1

56.48

62.68

CB buses

16-17

31-32

33

21-22-23-24

57-58-59-61

62-63-64-65

19-22-25-28-29-30-32-72-78-87

94-101-107-112-118-124-129

134-137-142-144-147-150-153

156

CB Size

150-150

150-150

150

150-50-50-150

50-150-100-150

150-100-50-50

150-150-50-150-100-150-100

150-150-100-150-150-150-150

150-150-150-150-150-150-50

150-150-150-150

PSO

PV buses

8-13-17

29-31-32

10-11-18-20

24-58-60-63

64-65

16-20-24-37-52-53-55-57-61-79

83-85-99-114-116-118-121-127

141

0.934

0.928

0.915

1682.3

1823.5

7919.7

56.09

55.36

59.10

CB buses

14-15

16-17

31-32-33

19-21-22-23

25-26-27-57

58-59-60-61

62-63

19-22-25-29-32-72-78-87-94-101

107-112-118-124-129-134-13

142-153-156

CB Size

150-50

100-100

100-150-150

100-100-50-50

100-100-100-50

100-150-150-100

100-100

150-150-100-100-50-100-100

150-150-100-150-100-150-150

150-150-150-100-150-100

GWO

PV buses

9-13-16

29-30-32

6-10-48-55

58-60-61-62

63-65

7-11-17-18-19-20-27-43-53-59

63-72-76-85-88-93-133-145-157

0.937

0.924

0.917

1626.8

1637.8

7853

57.53

59.91

59.45

CB buses

13-15

16-18

31-32-33

19-20-22-23

25-59-60-61

62-64-65

19-22-25-30-72-78-87-94-101

107-112-118-124-129-134-137

142-153

CB Size

150-50

100-100

150-150-150

50-150-100-50

100-150-100-150

50-150-150

150-150-150-150-50-100-150-50

150-100-150-150-150-150-150

150-50-100

EM-BT

PV buses

10-14-17

29-31-32

19-24-58-59

60-61-62-63

64-65

10-28-38-43-57-58-60-63-69-85

89-104-106-115-117-118-120-123

0.933

0.928

0.923

1624.4

1412

7131

57.60

65.44

63.17

CB buses

13-14

16-31

32-33

21-23-24-25

26-27-57-58

59-60-61-62

63-64-65

19-22-25-29-30-32-72-78-87-94

101-107-112-118-124-129-134

137-142-150-153-156

CB Size

150-150

150-150

150-150

100-50-50-50

100-50-150-100

150-150-150-150

100-150-150

150-150-150-150-150-150-150

150-150-150-150-150-150-150

150-150-150-150-100-100-150

150