Optimal Placement And Sizing Of Photovoltaic Based Distributed Generation Considering Costs Of Operation Planning Of Monocrystalline And Thin-Film Technologies

Abdul Kadir, Aida Fazliana and Khatib, Tamer and Loo, Soon Lii and Hassan, Elia Erwani (2019) Optimal Placement And Sizing Of Photovoltaic Based Distributed Generation Considering Costs Of Operation Planning Of Monocrystalline And Thin-Film Technologies. Journal Of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions Of The ASME, 141 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0199-6231

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Abstract

Distributed generation (DG) technology has been growing rapidly in industries as this technology can increase the overall efficiency to the power systems. Improper placement and sizing can lead to power losses and interrupt the voltage profile of distribution systems. Studies have been done to solve the DG placement and sizing problem considering several factors, and one of the common factor is minimizing the power losses. However, it is not adequate by only considering the power losses, whereas, the costs of the generation, investment, maintenance, and losses of the distribution system must be taken in consideration. In this research, DG chosen to study is photovoltaic (PV) type which is monocrystalline and thin-film. Costs of operation planning with respect to the power losses is considered which include the costs of investment, maintenance, power loss, and generation that are determined for optimal placement and sizing of DG. The proposed method improved gravitational search algorithm (IGSA) is used in the MATLAB environment to find the optimal placement and sizing of DG and is tested with the IEEE 34-bus system. The performance of IGSA is then compared with gravitational search algorithm (GSA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) to find out which algorithm gives the best fitness value and convergence rate. The purpose of this research is to identify the operation planning cost based on the optimization results and improves the optimal placement and sizing of DG in future, to provide maximum economical, technical, environmental benefits, and increase the overall efficiency to the power system.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Electrical Engineering > Department of Industrial Power
Depositing User:	Mohd Hannif Jamaludin
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2020 12:09
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2020 12:09
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24017
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