Evaluating the value of distributed photovoltaic generations in radial distribution systems

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 595-600

  Chowdhury Sr , Badrul H ^a,b   Sawab, Abdul W ^b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Loss reduction; Utility; Voltage support

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INSTALLATION; RELIABILITY; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

LOSS REDUCTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATIONS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; VOLTAGE SUPPORT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 0030245827     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/60.537030     Document Type: Review

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