Improvement of the Voltage Profile and Loss Reduction in Distribution Network Using Moth Flame Algorithm: Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia

Table 3

Comparison results show location and rating of SVC and power loss reduction in 34-bus system.

Techniques		MFA	PSO
Optimum placing of device		Bus 7	Bus 11
Optimal size of SVC		2300	1352 kVAR
Active power loss (kW)	Without SVC	210.99	369.57 kW
	With SVC	168.57	270.01 kW
% reduction in real power losses		42.42 kW	27.6
Reactive power loss (kVAR)	Without SVC	143.13	356.07 kVAR
	With SVC	126.26	260.12 kVAR
% reduction in reactive power losses		16.87 kVAR	27.4 kVAR
Computational time in sec		0.65 sec	1.145873