Allocation of distributed generation units in electric power systems: A review

AR Jordehi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Distributed generation can be defined as power generation by small scale generating units
that are installed at distribution systems. The penetration of distributed generation (DG) units …

A comprehensive review of metaheuristic methods for the reconfiguration of electric power distribution systems and comparison with a novel approach based on …

M Mahdavi, HH Alhelou, A Bagheri, SZ Djokic… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The distribution system reconfiguration (DSR) is a complex large-scale optimization
problem, which is usually formulated with one or more objective functions and should satisfy …

A hybrid algorithm based optimal placement of DG units for loss reduction in the distribution system

MCV Suresh, JB Edward - Applied Soft Computing, 2020 - Elsevier
Distributed generation (DG) has been utilized in some electric power networks. Power loss
reduction, environmental friendliness, voltage improvement, postponement of system …

An efficient mathematical model for distribution system reconfiguration using AMPL

M Mahdavi, HH Alhelou, ND Hatziargyriou… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distribution network is an essential part of electric power system, which however has higher
power losses than transmission system. Distribution losses directly affect the operational …

Loss minimization techniques for optimal operation and planning of distribution systems: A review of different methodologies

KS Sambaiah, T Jayabarathi - International Transactions on …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In an electrical power system, the generated power is transferred through a high voltage
transmission system, and it reaches the low voltage consumers at the distribution side. In a …

Application of the hybrid Big Bang-Big Crunch algorithm to optimal reconfiguration and distributed generation power allocation in distribution systems

M Sedighizadeh, M Esmaili, M Esmaeili - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, a multi-objective framework is proposed for simultaneous optimal network
reconfiguration and DG (distributed generation) power allocation. The proposed method …

Mitigating unbalance using distributed network reconfiguration techniques in distributed power generation grids with services for electric vehicles: A review

MR Islam, H Lu, MJ Hossain, L Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
With rapid movement to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gases, there is an
increasing trend to use more electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy sources (RES) …

Optimal network restructure via improved whale optimization approach

SM Abd Elazim, ES Ali - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Latterly, reduction of power loss in distribution system is the objective of many researches
due to its impact on total costs and voltage profiles. It can be handled by optimal restructure …

Reconfiguration of radial distribution systems: An efficient mathematical model

M Mahdavi, R Romero - IEEE Latin America Transactions, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For a few decades, researchers try to reach a better solution by proposing new models or
methods for distribution system reconfiguration (DSR) problem. This paper presents an …

A new hybrid technique for minimizing power losses in a distribution system by optimal sizing and siting of distributed generators with network reconfiguration

MF Abd El-salam, E Beshr, MB Eteiba - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Transformations are taking place within the distribution systems to cope with the congestions
and reliability concerns. This paper presents a new technique to efficiently minimize power …