Optimal location and sizing of distributed generators and energy storage systems in microgrids: A review

LF Grisales-Noreña, BJ Restrepo-Cuestas… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article reviews the main methodologies employed for the optimal location, sizing, and
operation of Distributed Generators (DGs) and Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) in electrical …

Optimal planning of distributed generation and battery energy storage systems simultaneously in distribution networks for loss reduction and reliability improvement

MA Hamidan, F Borousan - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of electrical energy storage system resources to improve the reliability and power
storage in distribution networks is one of the solutions that has received much attention from …

[HTML][HTML] AC vs. DC distribution efficiency: Are we on the right path?

HE Gelani, F Dastgeer, M Nasir, S Khan, JM Guerrero - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The concept of DC power distribution has gained interest within the research community in
the past years, especially due to the rapid prevalence of solar PVs as a tool for distributed …

PV and battery energy storage integration in distribution networks using equilibrium algorithm

AA Abou El-Ela, RA El-Seheimy, AM Shaheen… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Taking advantage of the favorable operating efficiencies, photovoltaic (PV) with Battery
Energy Storage (BES) technology becomes a viable option for improving the reliability of …

Optimal design of PV Systems in electrical distribution networks by minimizing the annual equivalent operative costs through the discrete-continuous vortex search …

B Cortés-Caicedo, F Molina-Martin… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper discusses the minimization of the total annual operative cost for a planning
period of 20 years composed by the annualized costs of the energy purchasing at the …

Efficient operative cost reduction in distribution grids considering the optimal placement and sizing of D-STATCOMs using a discrete-continuous VSA

OD Montoya, W Gil-González, JC Hernández - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The problem of reactive power compensation in electric distribution networks is addressed
in this research paper from the point of view of the combinatorial optimization using a new …

Application of the vortex search algorithm to the phase-balancing problem in distribution systems

B Cortés-Caicedo, LS Avellaneda-Gómez, OD Montoya… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This article discusses the problem of minimizing power loss in unbalanced distribution
systems through phase-balancing. This problem is represented by a mixed-integer …

Sensorless Adaptive Voltage Control for Classical DC-DC Converters Feeding Unknown Loads: A Generalized PI Passivity-Based Approach

W Gil-González, OD Montoya, C Restrepo… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The problem of voltage regulation in unknown constant resistive loads is addressed in this
paper from the nonlinear control point of view for second-order DC-DC converters. The …

Efficient reduction in the annual investment costs in AC distribution networks via optimal integration of solar PV sources using the newton metaheuristic algorithm

OD Montoya, LF Grisales-Noreña, L Alvarado-Barrios… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This research addresses the problem of the optimal placement and sizing of (PV) sources in
medium voltage distribution grids through the application of the recently developed Newton …

Optimal integration of photovoltaic sources in distribution networks for daily energy losses minimization using the vortex search algorithm

A Paz-Rodríguez, JF Castro-Ordoñez, OD Montoya… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper deals with the optimal siting and sizing problem of photovoltaic (PV) generators
in electrical distribution networks considering daily load and generation profiles. It proposes …