Optimal capacitor placement and sizing via artificial bee colony

• Main Authors: Muhtazaruddin, Mohd. Nabil, Jamian, Jasrul Jamani, Nguyen, Danvu, Jalalludin, Nur Aisyah, Fujita, Goro
• Format: Article
• Published: Engineering and Technology Publishing 2014
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59859/; http://dx.doi.org/10.12720/sgce.3.2.200-206

To achieve a more economical distribution system in the future, several methods have been introduced by researchers to accomplish that goal. Among the most commonly used method is to install the capacitors. It operates by supplying reactive power into the system to improve the performance of voltage...