Método Heurístico de Ubicación Óptima de Centros de Transformación y Enrutamiento de Redes Eléctricas de Distribución

Translated title of the contribution: Heuristic Method of Optimal Location of Transformation Centers and Routing of Electrical Distribution Networks

Diego Francisco Carrion Galarza, Edwin Marcelo Garcia Torres, Jorge Wilson González Sanchez, Idi Amín Isaac Millán, Gabriel Jaime López Jiménez, Roberto Carlos Hincapie Reyes

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Abstract

The expansion of electrical networks due to the continuous urban growth generates inconveniences at the time of their planning and even more when taking into consideration the different policies regarding the fact that distribution networks should not affect urbanism, being the case of underground networks. In the present work, the solution to the problem of locating distribution transformers for a certain number of users in a given area is proposed by means of an optimal location heuristic, considering the minimization of connectivity costs in the distribution network to an electrical substation, as well as the cost of interconnection with the electrical transmission network and transformer capacity. The heuristic considers k-means as the alternative to divide the users and locate the distribution transformers, then by means of distance and minimum cost analysis the best location of the substation is determined and by means of the use of Steiner Tree it is possible to generate the distribution line that connects the transformers and the substation. The same criterion is used for the connection of the substation to the point of connection with the transmission network. At the end of the simulation it was possible to establish the optimal locations of each element of the electrical network.
Translated title of the contributionHeuristic Method of Optimal Location of Transformation Centers and Routing of Electrical Distribution Networks
Original languageSpanish (Ecuador)
Pages (from-to)90-96
Number of pages7
JournalRevista Técnica Energía
Volume13
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

  • Cost minimization
  • Distribution networks
  • Distribution transformers
  • Electrical planning
  • Heuristics

CACES Knowledge Areas

  • 317A Electricity and Energy

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