Different Tactics of Capacitor Placement in Distribution System: A Retrospection
Keywords:
THD-total harmonic distortion, NLP–nonlinear programing, HHBC-hybrid honey bee colony, CBs-capacitor banks, DGs-distribution generators, OPF-optimal power flowAbstract
The problem of capacitor placement for loss reduction in distribution system has been thoroughly, abundantly
researched over the past many years. This paper describes the advancement of the research and provides an estimation and
opinion about practicability and accuracy of the capacitor placement on the basis of conclusions. The purpose of this paper
is to explain the different techniques with the aim of determining optimal location and size of shunt capacitor banks (SCBs) in
distribution systems. These tactics include the three objective functions: decreasing active power losses, improving voltage
stability for buses and balancing current in system sections. Results of various techniques are discussed and concluded that
which method will be better to find the appropriate size and location of capacitor.
