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Optimization of long rural feeders using a genetic algorithm

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Wishart, M.
Ledwich, G.
Ivanovich, G.
Ghosh, Arindam
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2010
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Wishart, M. and Ledwich, G. and Ivanovich, G. and Ghosh, A. 2010. Optimization of long rural feeders using a genetic algorithm, in Pandian Vasant (ed), POWER CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION: Proceedings of the 3rd Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization, Feb 2 2010, pp. 31-38. Australia: AIP.
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POWER CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION: Proceedings of the 3rd Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization
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POWER CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION: Proceedings of the 3rd Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization
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This paper describes the optimization of conductor size and the voltage regulator location & magnitude of long rural distribution lines. The optimization minimizes the lifetime cost of the lines, including capital costs and losses while observing voltage drop and operational constraints using a Genetic Algorithm (GA). The GA optimization is applied to a real Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) network in regional Queensland and results are presented.