Energies, Vol. 18, Pages 5515: Multi-Objective Optimization of Mobile Battery Energy Storage and Dynamic Feeder Reconfiguration for Enhanced Voltage Profiles in Active Distribution Systems

Energies, Vol. 18, Pages 5515: Multi-Objective Optimization of Mobile Battery Energy Storage and Dynamic Feeder Reconfiguration for Enhanced Voltage Profiles in Active Distribution Systems

Energies doi: 10.3390/en18205515

Authors:
Phuwanat Marksan
Krittidet Buayai
Ritthichai Ratchapan
Wutthichai Sa-nga-ngam
Krischonme Bhumkittipich
Kaan Kerdchuen
Ingo Stadler
Supapradit Marsong
Yuttana Kongjeen

Active distribution systems (ADS) are increasingly strained by rising energy demand and the widespread deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs) and electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS), which intensify voltage deviations, power losses, and peak demand fluctuations. This study develops a coordinated optimization framework for Mobile Battery Energy Storage Systems (MBESS) and Dynamic Feeder Reconfiguration (DFR) to enhance network performance across technical, economic, and environmental dimensions. A Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm III (NSGA-III) is employed to minimize six objectives the active and reactive power losses, voltage deviation index (VDI), voltage stability index (FVSI), operating cost, and CO2 emissions while explicitly modeling the MBESS transportation constraints such as energy consumption and single-trip mobility within coupled IEEE 33-bus and 33-node transport networks, which provide realistic mobility modeling of energy storage operations. The Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is applied to select compromise solutions from Pareto fronts. Simulation results across six scenarios show that the coordinated MBESS–DFR operation reduces power losses by 27.8–30.1%, improves the VDI by 40.5–43.2%, and enhances the FVSI by 2.3–2.4%, maintaining all bus voltages within 0.95–1.05 p.u. with minimal cost (0.26–0.27%) and emission variations (0.31–0.71%). The MBESS alone provided limited benefits (5–12%), confirming that coordination is essential for improving efficiency, voltage regulation, and overall system sustainability in renewable-rich distribution networks.