This paper will analyze the total generation costs for a power network in two situations: when the distributed generators (DGs) are connected to the network and when the DGs are not connected to the network. The study will be performed by using a specialized software for the simulation and analysis of power systems, Neplan, for a test system. The test system comprises 6 generators (of which 3 d...

Grid-enabled portals are popular as a means to create web-accessible problem-solving environments (PSEs) that allow scientists to access distributed resources, and to monitor and execute distributed Grid applications from a Web browser. In this paper, we describe a web-based portal, based on GridSphere portlets, that deploys services for discovery and management of distributed resources, and fo...

Generation scheduling is an important concern of the current power system which is suffering from many obstacles of limited generation resources, grown energy demand and fuel price, inconsistent load demand and fluctuations of available wind power in case of the thermal–wind system. Smart grid system has a great potential of tumbling existing power system difficulties with intelligent infrastru...

This paper shows the results obtained in the analysis of the impact of distributed generation (DG) on distribution losses and presents a new algorithm to the optimal allocation of distributed generation resources in distribution networks. The optimization is based on a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization (HGAPSO) aiming to optimal DG allocation in distribution network. Thro...

Grid computing provides infrastructure for solving distributed problem by sharing, selection and aggregation of distributed resources at runtime depending on their availability, performance, cost and user’s quality of service requirements. Utilization of this powerful technology is mainly conditioned by tricky management of different architectures and environments and by the difficulty to ident...

As an efficient alternative to fossil fuels, renewable energy sources have attained great attention due to their sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly characteristic. However, as a deficiency, renewable energy sources have low reliability because of their non-deterministic and stochastic generation pattern. The use of hybrid renewable generation systems along with the storag...

Introducing distributed generation into a power system can lead to numerous benefits including technical, economic, environmental, etc. To attain these benefits, distributed generators with proper rating should be installed at suitable locations. Given the similar effects of distributed generators and capacitor banks on operation indices of a distribution system, simultaneous assignment of best...

Distributed energy resources (DER) are in transition from the lab to the marketplace. The defining characteristic of DER is that they are active devices installed at the distribution system level, as opposed to the transmission level. While no specific size range has been defined, most distribution systems would have difficulty accommodating distributed generating resources larger than 10 MW/MV...