A NEW APPROACH FOR DISTRIBUTION FEEDER RECONFIGURATION FOR LOSS REDUCTION AND SERVICE RESTORATION

This paper presents a new approach to solve the distribution feeder re configuration problem for loss reduction and service restoration. By u sing the proposed algorithm, a more efficient network configuration ca ll be obtained to reduce loss. Three switching indices were defined in this paper. Branch voltage-drops and line constants were used with al l the electrical constraints. Meshed networks were considered instead of the radial topology by closing all the tie switches.By considering only the largest switching index in each loop, this algorithm can redu ce the number of feasible states drastically. The switching index can also be used for service restoration, Many teals have been nm to show its effectiveness.