Optimal distributed generation placement in power distribution networks: Models, methods, and future research

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3420-3428

  Georgilakis, Pavlos S ^a   Hatziargyriou, Nikos D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS NTUA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decentralized generation; dispersed generation; distributed energy resources; distributed generation (DG); distribution systems optimization; embedded generation; optimal distributed generation placement (ODGP); planning

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZED GENERATION; DISPERSED GENERATION; DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; EMBEDDED GENERATION; OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PLACEMENT (ODGP);

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCES; PLANNING;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84880918905     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2012.2237043     Document Type: Article

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