A realistic approach for reduction of energy losses in low voltage distribution network

This paper proposes reduction of energy losses in low voltage distribution network using Lab VIEW as simulation tool. It suggests a methodology for balancing load in all three phases by predicting and controlling current unbalance in three phase distribution systems by node reconfiguration solution for typical Indian scenario.A fuzzy logic based load balancing technique along with optimization oriented expert system for implementing the load changing decision is proposed. The input is the total phase current for each of the three phases. The average unbalance per phase is calculated and checked against threshold value. If the average unbalance per phase is below threshold value, the system is balanced. Otherwise, it goes for the fuzzy logic based load balancing. The output from the fuzzy logic based load balancing is the value of load to be changed for each phase. A negative value indicates that the specific phase is less loaded and should receive the load, while a positive value indicates that the specific phase is surplus load and should release that amount of load. The load change configuration is the input to the expert system which suggests optimal shifting of the specific number of load points, i.e., the consumers.