Optimal Power Flow for Distribution System using Gradient-Based Optimizer

In the distribution network, DG penetration increases prominently, and has altered the nature of the distribution network into an active and passive network. DISCOMs/DSOs are incorporating all kinds of DGs, including non-renewables and renewables now a day. If DGs are planned and controlled adequately, then it improves voltage deviation, reduces active power loss, and leads to the economic operation of the active distribution network. Efficient operation of the distribution network can be achieved by solving optimal power flow. In this work, optimal power flow (OPF) for a modified IEEE-69 bus distribution network with DGs is formulated and solved using Gradient Based Optimizer (GBO) in MATLAB 2021a. OPF is solved with objectives to minimize fuel cost, voltage profile improvement, and active power losses. The performance of GBO is compared with other state of art algorithms (PSO, ABC, GWO, and JANA). Performance analysis proves the efficacy and capability to solve real-world problems of GBO over other state of art algorithms.