In order to achieve automatic precise location of power quality disturbance in the smart distribution network with distributed generators
an algorithm for automatic location of power quality disturbance sources with the particle swarm optimization algorithm combined with the matrix algorithm is proposed. The distribution network topology and the power quality monitoring information are described by the matrix. An optimization model of matrix particle swarm is developed
and a new construction method of the evaluation function is proposed. The global optimal solution is searched through matrix particle swarm iteration. The MATLAB simulation results show that the algorithm is able to realize automatic precise location of disturbance sources in the smart distribution network with distributed generators and has such advantages as accurate location
good convergence and good fault tolerance. This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51207139)
Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. Y12E07005) and Zhejiang Provincial Education Department (No. Y201431752).