Author(s)

Heredia Ramírez Francisco Andrés, Johann Hernandez, Edwin Rivas Trujillo

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia.

This paper presents in the first place, the state of art relating to the methods to solve optimal power flows (OPF) and its application in electrical microgrids. Afterwards, a mathematical algorithm based on the gradient method is proposed for the application of OPF in a low power microgrid, in order to improve the voltages profiles and consequently reduce the active power losses. Finally, the proposed algorithm is implemented in a low power microgrid to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.

Optimal Power Flow, Microgrid, Gradient Method, Profile Voltages, Reduction of Losses

Francisco Andrés, H. , Hernandez, J. and Trujillo, E. (2014) Optimal Power Flow in Electrical Microgrids. Energy and Power Engineering, 6, 449-458. doi: 10.4236/epe.2014.612037.