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Energy Efficiency Improvement in Distribution System Using ETAP for Optimal Capacitor Placement
S. Praneeth1
S. Sameer2
K. Santosh3
B Sudheer4
B. Ajay5
1 2 3 4 5 Department of EEE, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College (Autonomous): Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Published Online: March-April 2026
Pages: 484-488
Cite this article
↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijire.20260702058
References
For referring the journal/conference papers:
1. M. J. Tahir, I. A. Latiff, M. Alam, and M. Mazliham, "Network Reconfiguration Using Mo dified Particle Swarm Algorithm," in 2018
2nd International Conference on Smart Sensors and Application (ICSSA), 2018, pp. 1-5.
2. G. Levitin, A. Kalyuzhny, A. Shenkman, and M. Chertkov, "Optimal capacitor allocation in distribution systems using a genetic
algorithm and a fast energy loss computation technique," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 15, pp. 623-628, 2000.
3. R. Annaluru, S. Das, and A. Pahwa, "Multi-level ant colony algorithm for optimal placement of capacitors in distribution systems," in
Proceedings of the 2004 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (IEEE Cat. No. 04TH8753), 2004, pp. 1932-1937.
4. S. A. Taher and R. Bagherpour, "A new approach for optimal capacitor placement and sizing in unbalanced distorted distribution systems
using hybrid honey bee colony algorithm," International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 49, pp. 430-448, 2013.
For referring the Text books
1. J. J. Grainger and W. D. Stevenson Jr., Power System Analysis. New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill, 1994. [9]. [7] ETAP, ETAP Power
System Analysis Software – User Guide. Operation Technology Inc., Irvine, CA, USA.
2. Wood and B. Wollenberg, Power Generation, Operation, and Control, 2nd ed. New York, NY, USA: Wiley, 1996
1. M. J. Tahir, I. A. Latiff, M. Alam, and M. Mazliham, "Network Reconfiguration Using Mo dified Particle Swarm Algorithm," in 2018
2nd International Conference on Smart Sensors and Application (ICSSA), 2018, pp. 1-5.
2. G. Levitin, A. Kalyuzhny, A. Shenkman, and M. Chertkov, "Optimal capacitor allocation in distribution systems using a genetic
algorithm and a fast energy loss computation technique," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 15, pp. 623-628, 2000.
3. R. Annaluru, S. Das, and A. Pahwa, "Multi-level ant colony algorithm for optimal placement of capacitors in distribution systems," in
Proceedings of the 2004 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (IEEE Cat. No. 04TH8753), 2004, pp. 1932-1937.
4. S. A. Taher and R. Bagherpour, "A new approach for optimal capacitor placement and sizing in unbalanced distorted distribution systems
using hybrid honey bee colony algorithm," International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 49, pp. 430-448, 2013.
For referring the Text books
1. J. J. Grainger and W. D. Stevenson Jr., Power System Analysis. New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill, 1994. [9]. [7] ETAP, ETAP Power
System Analysis Software – User Guide. Operation Technology Inc., Irvine, CA, USA.
2. Wood and B. Wollenberg, Power Generation, Operation, and Control, 2nd ed. New York, NY, USA: Wiley, 1996
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