Loss reduction and loadability enhancement with DG: A dual-index analytical approach

Applied Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 233-241

  Hung, Duong Quoc ^a   Mithulananthan, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active power loss; Distributed generation; Loadability; Optimal power factor; Optimal size; Reactive power loss

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; REACTIVE POWER;

ACTIVE POWER LOSS; LOADABILITY; OPTIMAL POWER FACTORS; OPTIMAL SIZE; REACTIVE POWER LOSS;

OPTIMIZATION;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL POWER; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84889052747     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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