Coordinated voltage support in distribution networks with distributed generation and microgrids

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-454

  Madureira, A G ^a   Pecas Lopes J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL TIME; CONTROL APPROACH; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; LV NETWORKS; META-HEURISTIC APPROACH; MICRO GRID; MICROGENERATION; ONLINE OPERATIONS; OPTIMISATIONS; VOLTAGE SUPPORT;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEURISTIC METHODS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

REACTIVE POWER;

EID: 70349512297     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2008.0064     Document Type: Article

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