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Abstract

The integration of optimization methods in the different processes involved in an electric power system in the search for energetic efficiency has generated satisfying results in the reduction of energy consumption, technical losses, increasing security and system reliability. The purpose of this article is to implement the artificial bee colony optimization algorithm in a 15-node IEEE power system set at 13.2 kV, in order to find the possible values of the reactive compensation that optimize the system power flow. In first place, the results of the voltage profiles of a 15-node IEEE power distribution system are shown with the Newton Raphson method. Then, said system is optimized using an adapted version of the artificial bee colony algorithm which was developed in MATLAB. After the execution of the algorithm, it was concluded that the nodal voltage values have a significant increase in all 15 nodes of the system. This translates into a reduction of the losses in the interconnection lines of the nodes through the optimization of the power system. The application of the artificial bee colony algorithm offers an optimization alternative driven to reduce the energy losses in the power system.