Comprehensive evaluation of impacts of high penetration distributed generation integration in distribution network

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Li ◽  
Honglian Zhou ◽  
Erbiao Zhou ◽  
Jingjie Xue ◽  
Zifa Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Generation ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
High Penetration

scholarly journals Optimal Conductor Size Selection in Distribution Networks with High Penetration of Distributed Generation Using Adaptive Genetic Algorithm

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 2065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenghui Zhao ◽  
Joseph Mutale
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Distributed Generation ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Adaptive Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimization Approach ◽  
Optimization Strategy ◽  
Size Selection ◽  
High Penetration

The widespread deployment of distributed generation (DG) has significantly impacted the planning and operation of current distribution networks. The environmental benefits and the reduced installation cost have been the primary drivers for the investment in large-scale wind farms and photovoltaics (PVs). However, the distribution network operators (DNOs) face the challenge of conductor upgrade and selection problems due to the increasing capacity of DG. In this paper, a hybrid optimization approach is introduced to solve the optimal conductor size selection (CSS) problem in the distribution network with high penetration of DGs. An adaptive genetic algorithm (AGA) is employed as the primary optimization strategy to find the optimal conductor sizes for distribution networks. The aim of the proposed approach is to minimize the sum of life-cycle cost (LCC) of the selected conductor and the total energy procurement cost during the expected operation periods. Alternating current optimal power flow (AC-OPF) analysis is applied as the secondary optimization strategy to capture the economic dispatch (ED) and return the results to the primary optimization process when a certain conductor arrangement is assigned by AGA. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm for optimal CSS is validated through simulations on modified IEEE 33-bus and IEEE 69-bus distribution systems.

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