Optimizing the use of copper especially in the distribution system not only reduces the cost but more importantly lowers the copper losses. This paper presents a unique innovative technique which reduces copper volume while enabling home automation. This model of smart home is designed to provide a base for Smart Grid's functions like demand side management, AMR, load shedding etc. The optimization problem is solved with a Big Bang-Big Crunch algorithm inspired from Big Bang Theory and the results obtained are compared with adapted Genetic algorithm to demonstrate the efficiency of BBBC.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011 24th Canadian Conference on
Date of Conference: 8-11 May 2011