Inspec keywords: power supply quality; search problems; particle swarm optimisation; voltage control; power distribution economics; profitability; power distribution reliability; minimisation

Other keywords: network reconfiguration; distribution system; operational cost reduction; low-voltage level; voltage regulation; load balancing; network loss minimisation; power loss reduction; power quality improvement; MPSO algorithms; random selective search space; 69 IEEE networks; distribution utilities; modified PSO algorithms; particle swarm optimisation; radial distribution network reconfiguration; system reliability; profit margin improvement; 33 IEEE networks

Subjects: Combinatorial mathematics; Power system management, operation and economics; Power supply quality and harmonics; Reliability; Optimisation techniques; Distribution networks