Distributed generation planning from power system performances viewpoints: A taxonomical survey.

This paper presents a taxonomical survey on distributed generation (DG) planning from the distribution power system performances viewpoint. The distribution power system performance indices such as minimization of real power loss index, minimization of reactive power loss index, improvement of voltage profile index, short circuit current capacity index, System Average Interruption Duration Index ( SAIDI), and Customers Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI) are consider in this work as major issue in distribution power systems. Such performances can enhance by conventional/traditional devices as well as DG technologies planning such as fuel cell, bio gas, wind turbine, photovoltaic, solar, geo-thermal, tidal and wave etc. In this paper also presents the current status of DG planning in the distribution power systems from the distribution power system performances viewpoints. This survey article is very much useful for scientific person, engineer, industrial person and researchers regarding with DG planning in the distribution power systems from the power system performances viewpoints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]