Abstract
Secondary distribution networks generally perform as
well as its LV feeders are performing. The main problem that a
feeder is experiencing would be the load unbalancing due to the
stochastic nature of its individual single-phase loads: larger losses
in certain phases accompanied by bad voltage regulation and
voltage unbalance. In order to address this problem, it may be
economical to install apparatus to automatically balance or
partially balance the loads progressing from the end of the feeder
towards the front using smart devices based on a three-ways
switch selector and an artificial intelligence algorithm to
minimize the neutral current. The main idea behind this paper is
therefore to keep the three phases progressively balanced along
the whole length of the line. A Support Vector Machines (SVM)
implementation and a heuristic method are presented as the
numerical algorithms