Determination of Location and Capacity of Power Facilities by Genetic Algorithm

Abstract

This article presents the determination of optimal location and capacity of power facilities by using genetic algorithm (GA) based on reliability, loss of load and dump power. We determine optimal capacity after optimal location; however, since the optimal location and capacity are closely related, the optimal location varies with the capacity and vice versa. Hence, we propose the method that determines the optimal location and capacity at the same time. Using the proposed method, expected loss of load in faults can be reduced by 32.3% in comparison with that of separate optimization techniques.