• Pappu Soundarya Lahari
• B Srinivas Rao

The purpose of the paper is to find the best distributed generators (DGs) location for improving reliability and reducing power loss using distribution system reconfiguration. This is implemented in the presence of the tie-switches. It proposes a search-based algorithm for the reconfiguration problem. Individual DG placement is obtained for all system configurations, and analytical hierarchy process tool is used for finding the overall best location. This is carried out for various system loadings. The proposed method identifies the placement of distributed generation at distribution systems for reliability improvement and power loss reduction which is one of the present day needs for fulfilling the raising power consumers. The proposed methodology has been tested on standard 33-node and 69-node test distribution systems and also implemented 120-node system.

Reconfiguration, Distributed network, Voltage Profile, Swarm Optimization

"RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT AND LOSS MINIMIZATION IN RADIAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS USING SWARM OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.116-122, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907G60.pdf

"RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT AND LOSS MINIMIZATION IN RADIAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS USING SWARM OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp116-122, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907G60.pdf