Loss Reduction and Voltage Profile Improvement in a Rural Distribution Feeder Using Solar Photovoltaic Generation and Rural Distribution Feeder Optimization Using HOMER

Rural Electricity is lagging in terms of service as well as penetration of power. Most of the rural householders do not have power supply, if at all they have high in voltage fluctuations and system losses. Due to this, the performance of distribution system becomes inefficient. Optimal placement and sizing of Distribution Generator (DG) in the distribution system will improve the performance of the distribution system. This paper analysis a practical rural feeder of 3.06 MW peak load in Mysuru, Karnataka, India. A methodology used for finding optimal placement and sizing of DG in the rural feeder. The practical rural feeder is simulated in Power World Simulator (PWS) and analyze the voltage magnitude and system losses. Simulation results shows that optimal placement and sizing of DG will improve the voltage profile within the acceptable limits and reduce the system losses. Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Electric Renewables (HOMER) optimization analysis designs best system model by considering different constraints and with Renewable Energy sources (RES) for the rural distribution feeder.