DG allocation using an analytical method to minimize losses and to improve voltage security

Author

Alemi, P. ; Gharehpetian, G.B.

Author_Institution

Eng. Dept., Islamic Azad Univ., Tehran

fYear

2008

fDate

1-3 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

1575

Lastpage

1580

Abstract

This paper proposes an analytical method for optimal allocation and sizing of distributed generation (DG) units in order to minimize losses and to improve the voltage profile in distribution systems. The evaluation of losses and voltage profile is based on a power flow method for radial networks. The approach, which is based on the calculation of losses sensitivity factor, has been applied to IEEE 13 and 37 bus distribution test systems. The proposed method has better results than the results obtained from other methods.

Keywords

distributed power generation; load flow; losses; power system security; DG optimal allocation; IEEE 13 bus distribution test systems; IEEE 37 bus distribution test systems; distributed generation; loss minimization; losses sensitivity factor; voltage profile evaluation; voltage security; Costs; Distributed control; Distributed power generation; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power system planning; Power system reliability; Power system security; System testing; Voltage; Distributed Generation; Optimum Allocation; Sensitivity factors; Voltage Security Improvement; losses minimization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Conference, 2008. PECon 2008. IEEE 2nd International

Conference_Location

Johor Bahru

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2404-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2405-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PECON.2008.4762731

Filename

4762731