Simultaneous placement of distributed generation and capacitors in distribution networks considering voltage stability index

With regard to widespread use of distributed generation in distribution network, its technical impacts in distribution network should be thoroughly analyzed. In this paper simultaneous placement of distributed generation (DG) and capacitor is considered in radial distribution network with different load levels. The objectives of the problem are reduction of active and reactive power loss, reduction of energy loss and improvement of voltage profile. Also effect of capacitor and DG on voltage stability improvement has been considered in the objective function. Memetic algorithm is used to find optimal solutions. This algorithm is combinatorial form of local search and genetic algorithm. The performance of the proposed method is assessed on a test distribution network. 2012 (C) Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.