Load Management in Active Distribution Network Including Stochastic Behaviour of DGs

Distribution network advancement is the most trending topic in the power system. From reserve capacity reduction by distributed generator (DG) integration to consumer active participation for load management, all the significant changes are occurring in the distribution network. This paper proposes a consumer participation-based load management approach in presence of DGs. Distributed generators such as Photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbines are added to the distribution feeder in constant power voltage mode. Load management is proposed by providing monetary benefits to the consumer for their active participation. Excessive load shifting and formulation of the new peak is prevented by constraints such as thermal, voltage, active and reactive power limit of feeder. Special attention is paid to DGs reactive power supply. The performance of the proposed load management scheme is verified on 15-bus feeder system.