Allocation of Renewable Energy Resources in Distribution Systems While Considering the Uncertainty of Wind and Solar Resources via the Multi-Objective Salp Swarm Algorithm

Iraj Faraji Davoudkhani (), Farhad Zishan, Saeedeh Mansouri, Farzad Abdollahpour, Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña () and Oscar Danilo Montoya
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Iraj Faraji Davoudkhani: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil 5619913131, Iran
Farhad Zishan: Department of Electrical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz 5513351996, Iran
Saeedeh Mansouri: Faculty of Electrical and Computer engineering, Babol Noushirvaniy University of Technology, Babol 4714873113, Iran
Farzad Abdollahpour: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj 6617715175, Iran
Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Talca, Curicó 3340000, Chile
Oscar Danilo Montoya: Grupo de Compatibilidad e Interferencia Electromágnetica (GCEM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá 110231, Colombia

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Given the importance of renewable energy sources in distribution systems, this article addresses the problem of locating and determining the capacity of these sources, namely, wind turbines and solar panels. To solve this optimization problem, a new algorithm based on the behavior of salp is used. The objective functions include reducing losses, improving voltage profiles, and reducing the costs of renewable energy sources. In this method, the allocation of renewable resources is considered for different load models in distribution systems and different load levels using smart meters. Due to the fact that these objective functions are multi-objective, the fuzzy decision-making method is used to select the optimal solution from the set of Pareto solutions. The considered objective functions lead to loss reduction, voltage profile improvement, and RES cost reduction (A allocating RES resources optimally without resource limitations; B: allocating RES resources optimally with resource limitations). In addition, daily wind, solar radiation, and temperature data are taken into account. The proposed method is applied to the IEEE standard 33-bus system. The simulation results show the better performance of the multi-objective salp swarm algorithm (MSSA) at improving voltage profiles and reducing losses in distribution systems. Lastly, the optimal results of the MSSA algorithm are compared with the PSO and GA algorithms.

Keywords: uncertainty; renewable energy sources; energy distribution systems; optimization; salp swarm algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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