Planning of different types of distributed generation with seasonal mixed load models

Abstract

The comparison of different types of distributed generation (DG) may help for appropriate selection of type of DG for distributed generation planning (DGP) in distribution system for various load scenario. The load on each bus of distribution system may be, in practice, the composition of industrial, residential, and commercial types of load which may also vary with seasonal day, and night. Therefore, in this paper the seasonal mixed load models at each bus are assumed and study is carried out with bus voltage and line power capacity limits for different types of DG using incremental power flow and exhaustive search method as deterministic approach. This analysis shows that mixed load model, types of DG, and power factor of DG have significant impact on size and location of DG.

Keywords: Distributed generation, distribution system, distributed generation planning