Optimum Sizing and Placement of Distributed and Renewable Energy Sources in Electric Power Distribution Systems

• Published in: IEEE transactions on industry applications Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 2741 - 2752
• Main Authors: Kroposki, Benjamin, Sen, Pankaj K., Malmedal, Keith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Conductors; Density estimation robust algorithm; Distributed energy resources (DERs); distributed generation; distribution system; Economics; Electricity; Load flow; Optimization; storage

Concerns with climate change, requirements for the renewable portfolio standards, government incentives, and lowering cost of renewable and distributed energy resources (DERs) are some of the driving forces for the steeper growth in DER installations. DERs are commonly connected near the load in ele...