Dispersed generation impact on distribution network losses

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-18

  Delfanti, Maurizio ^a   Falabretti, Davide ^a   Merlo, Marco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dispersed generation; Distribution network; Energy losses; Monte Carlo algorithm

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE CRITERION; DISPERSED GENERATION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY INJECTION; ENERGY LOST; LOAD FLOW CALCULATIONS; MEDIUM VOLTAGE NETWORKS; MONTE CARLO ALGORITHMS; STATISTICAL APPROACH;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84872334228     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2012.11.018     Document Type: Article

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