| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399230 | International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems | 2015 | 10 Pages |
•Optimal location for DG is found by coupling reliability and economic aspects.•A combined performance index for reliability (ENS) and total cost (TC) is developed.•Combined index helps in resolving trade-off between cost and reliability objectives.•A new approach is developed to evaluate the optimal load that can be dispatched by DG.•The proposed approach is applied to a 15-bus and 18-bus radial distribution system.
Distributed generation has been playing a vital role in dealing with issues related to distribution systems. This paper presents an approach which provides the distribution system operator with a set of solutions for DG placement to optimize reliability and total cost of power consumed by the distribution system. Optimal location of a Distributed Generator is evaluated based on the performance indices derived for reliability index and total cost of power consumed by the system. The proposed approach is applied to a 15-bus radial distribution system and a 18-bus radial distribution system and the results are analyzed.
