TY  - JOUR
N2  - This article presents a combination of particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm and the backward/forward sweep power flow (BFSPF) approach to determine the optimal bus location and size of distributed generation (DG) in a radial distribution network (RDN) considering the load growth. The analysis of the proposed optimization framework is performed using MATLAB and tested on the 33â??bus RDN subject to minimize the power losses. The solutions accomplished through the experiments considering four case studies show significant reductions in the systemâ??s total power loss and improvement in desired bus voltage profiles. With the installation of DG, the percentage of reduction in power loss is 47.38 compared to the systemâ??s power loss without DG. The DG size and location to be installed are determined at the 6th bus location with 2.59 MW. The results show that power losses will increase with the increase in load demand. The findings reveal that load growth does not influence the optimal location of the DG. However, the sizes of DGs need to be revised when considering growth in load conditions. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
ID  - scholars17709
KW  - Distributed power generation; Electric load flow; Location
KW  -   reductions; Backward/forward sweep power flow; Distribution generation; Forward sweeps; Load growth; Optimisations; Particle swarm optimization algorithm; Power flows; Powerloss; Radial distribution networks
KW  -  Particle swarm optimization (PSO)
Y1  - 2022///
A1  - Abdullah, M.A.A.
A1  - Mohd Saad, N.
A1  - Abas, M.F.
A1  - Jaalam, N.
A1  - Ali, A.
JF  - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126943867&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-16-8690-0_24&partnerID=40&md5=0cd444c27d3d94e18716afc1a7862fff
VL  - 842
AV  - none
N1  - cited By 1; Conference of 6th International Conference on Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering, InECCE 2021 ; Conference Date: 23 August 2021 Through 23 August 2021; Conference Code:274719
TI  - Optimization of Radial Distribution Network with Distributed Generation Using Particle Swarm Optimization Considering Load Growth
SP  - 257
PB  - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
SN  - 18761100
EP  - 268
ER  -