Simultaneous placement of Distributed Generation and D-Statcom in a radial distribution system using Loss Sensitivity Factor

Proper location of DGs in power systems is important for obtaining their maximum potential benefits. This paper deals with DG for minimizing active power loss and D-statcom for reactive power loss minimization is considered. The proper siting of DG and D-statcom is a recently developed combination with the aim of reducing line loss in a radial distribution system. Loss Sensitivity Factor (LSF) is used for finding the optimal location of DG and D-statcom A load flow of a 12 bus radial test system is in conducted using Direct Load Flow analysis which uses simple matrix multiplication to obtain a time efficient solution unlike the complex Jacobaian matrix computation. The optimal location is suggested by the LSF for the placement of DG and D-statcom by power loss calculation. Simulation results are given to verify the proposed DLF approach. Keywords— Distributed Generation (DG),Distribution Static Compensator (DSTATCOM), Radial Distribution System (RDS), Loss Sensitivity Factor (LSF), Power loss.