The exponential growth in electricity demand has driven the Distributed Generation (DG) technology a boost in the power system. The use of DG is beneficial to power utilities, DG owners׳, and end-users in terms of reliability, power quality, and economics. However, to fully utilize the benefits...

Present paper reports the survey on existing research literatures in connection with various energy management issues/benefits of a microgrid arising due to strategic deployment of its DERs. Survey on regulatory issues includes various barriers, incentives, standards (IEEE 1547, UL-1741, etc.),...

The distribution of system losses, an integral part of electricity pricing, can play an important role in the operation of electricity markets. To date, despite the existence of many loss allocation methods, no one method is commonly used in established electricity markets. Furthermore, some...

The power loss of a wind turbine due to wakes from upstream turbines is significant for a wind farm. This power loss is usually about 20% of wind turbine power, and this can increase to 40% for an extreme case. Such effects decrease the annual energy production of a wind farm. Thus, it is...

This paper presents a hybrid optimal multi-objective reconfiguration method to determine an optimal size and location of multiple-distributed generation (DG) in a distribution feeder. The purposes of this research are to mitigate losses, improve voltage profile and equalize the feeder load...

In this work, an automatic fault detection method for grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) plants is presented. The proposed method generates a diagnostic signal which indicates possible faults occurring in the GCPV plant. In order to determine the location of the fault, the ratio between DC and...

The development of unit root tests continues unabated, with many recent contributions using techniques such as generalized least squares (GLS) detrending and recursive detrending to improve the power of the test. In this article, the relation between the seemingly disparate tests is demonstrated...

The development of new technology on electric vehicles (EV) is intended to counter the damage in the environment, which is a current issue for society. All electric vehicles need a recharging system to store energy whether is from a renewable power source or from an electric power distribution....

This work presents a method of current harmonic reduction in a distorted distribution system. In order to evaluate the proposed method a grid with high-order current harmonics is assumed. The reduction of current distortion is feasible due to the pulse modulation of an active filter, which...

Nowadays, grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems constitute an emerging technology. This has given rise to concerns about their contribution to harmonic distortion levels in utility grids. Valuable insight into the electrical behavior of such a system, including its impact on power quality,...