Comprehensive multi-year distribution system planning using back-propagation approach

• Published in: IET generation, transmission & distribution Vol. 7; no. 12; pp. 1415 - 1425
• Main Authors: Bin Humayd, Abdullah S, Bhattacharya, Kankar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Stevenage The Institution of Engineering and Technology 01.12.2013; Institution of Engineering and Technology; The Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Subjects: 32 bus system; Applied sciences; Back propagation; backpropagation; backpropagation approach; comprehensive multiyear distribution system planning; computational efficiency; cost‐benefit analysis; deregulation; DG sources; distributed generation sources; distribution networks; DSPLAN; Electric power plants; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical power engineering; energy supply options; Exact sciences and technology; feeders; heuristic approach; IEEE 69 bus system; local distribution companies; Miscellaneous; Operation. Load control. Reliability; optimisation; optimisation solution; optimum capacities; optimum locations; power distribution planning; power engineering computing; Power networks and lines; Substations; upgrade plans; comprehensive multiyear distribution system planning; 32 bus system; DG sources; optimum locations; distribution networks; backpropagation approach; upgrade plans; power distribution planning; computational efficiency; substations; power engineering computing; IEEE 69 bus system; energy supply options; optimisation; deregulation; cost-benefit analysis; backpropagation; DSPLAN; distributed generation sources; local distribution companies; feeders; heuristic approach; optimum capacities; optimisation solution; Performance evaluation; Substation; Deregulation; Paradigm; Power system planning; Power system economics; Power distribution planning; Distributed power generation; Cost benefit analysis; Electric utility; Forecasting management; Optimization; Bus system; Backpropagation algorithm; Energy supply; Electrical network; Heuristic method; IEEE standards; Electric power production; Distribution network; Comparative study
• ISSN: 1751-8687; 1751-8695; 1751-8695
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2012.0706

Distribution system planning is undergoing a change in paradigm in the context of deregulation and with penetration of distributed generation (DG) sources into distribution networks. This study presents a new heuristic approach based on a back-propagation algorithm combined with cost–benefit analysis to comprehensive multi-year distribution system planning. The planning problem incorporates various energy supply options for local distribution companies such as DG sources, substations and feeders and determines the optimum capacities, locations and upgrade plans. Test results comprising a 32 bus system and the IEEE 69 bus system are presented to illustrate the performance of the proposed method. The results are compared with an optimisation solution, and it is demonstrated that the heuristic approach can achieve better performance and has higher computational efficiency.