Power Quality Enhancement using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Chapter 1. Introduction. 1.1. General. 1.2. Book Objectives. 1.3. Book Contributions. 1.4. Book outlines. Chapter 2. Power Quality in Smart Distribution System. 2.1. Preface. 2.2. Introduction. 2.3. Smart Distribution Systems. 2.4. Distributed Generation units (DGs). 2.5. Power Quality in Distribution Systems. Chapter 3. Optimization Techniques. 3.1. Preface. 3.2. Introduction. 3.3. Optimization Techniques Classification. 3.4. Mathematical Formulation of WCA. 3.5. Conclusion. Chapter 4. Harmonic Load Flow Analysis for Radial Distribution Systems. 4.1. Preface. 4.2. Introduction. 4.3. Fundamental Load Flow. 4.4. Harmonic Load Flow. 4.5. Single Tuned Filter Representation In Load Flow. 4.6. Conclusion . Chapter 5. Optimal Placement and Sizing of Distributed Generation and Capacitor Banks in Distribution Systems. 5.1. Preface. 5.2. Introduction. 5.3. Problem Formulation. 5.4. Applications. 5.5. Results and comments. 5.6. Conclusion. Chapter 6. Parametric Analysis of Single Tuned Harmonic Filter. 6.1.  Preface. 6.2. Introduction. 6.3. Single tuned filter (STF) design. 6.4. Impact of filter parameters on its characteristics curve. 6.5. Single Tuned Filter Passband. 6.6. Impact of the system characteristics on the STF performance. 6.7. Conclusion. Chapter 7. Harmonic Mitigation for Distribution Systems With Inverter-Based DGs. 7.1. Preface. 7.2. Introduction.  7.3. Problem Formulation. 7.4. Proposed STF Planning procedure. 7.5. Applications. 7.6. Simulation Results and Discussions. 7.7. Conclusion. Chapter 8. Conclusions and Future Works. 8.1. Conclusions. References.