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Enhancing Distribution System Performance via Distributed Generation Placement and Reconfiguration Based on Improved Symbiotic Organisms Search

Table 2

Comparisons of ISOS and other techniques in solving 69-node system.

ItemsOpened switchesPDG (kW)/(node)Power losses (kW)Power loss reduction (%)Minimum voltage magnitude (pu)

Original case69-70-71-72-732250.9092
ISOS69-70-14-55-61475/(64)
1400/(61)
406/(12)
35.354984.28610.9806
SOS69-70-13-55-63301/(69)
544/(27)
1435/(61)
36.398283.82240.9803
FF [17]12-19-57-61-69251/(60)
1232/(61)
452/(62)
40.3082.080.9816
ISCA [18]12-19-57-63-69100/(61)
410/(62)
461/(65)
39.7382.340.9798
FWA [19]13-55-63-69-701127/(61)
275/(62)
415/(65)
39.2582.550.9796
HSA [20]13-17-58-61-691066/(61)
352/(60)
452/(62)
40.382.080.9736
GA [20]10-15-45-55-6246.573.380.9727
RGA [20]10-14-16-55-6244.2380.320.9742
EOA [21]12-18-56-63-69522/(27)
1463/(61)
278/(66)
37.5583.31
IEOA [21]12-57-63-69-70362/(12)
518/(26)
1400/(61)
36.398683.82