Minimum loss distribution network configuration: analyses and management

This paper describes an analytical tool for distribution system cost reduction via network reconfiguration. The developed methodology and software contain three main steps: real-time load estimation, effective determination of minimum power loss configuration and cost/benefit evaluation. Such a developed tool permits its flexible use in distribution system reconfiguration studies. The proposed tool's capabilities are presented by using an example of its application in the optimal operation planning of Skopje's (Yugoslavia) distribution network.