Soft open points (SOPs) are power electronic devices that are usually placed at normally
open points of electricity distribution networks to provide flexible power control to the …

As a result of the increased awareness of the dangers posed by global climate changes
(mainly caused by growing global energy consumption needs), the quest for clean and …

A two-stage optimization method is proposed for optimal distributed generation (DG)
planning considering the integration of energy storage in this paper. The first stage …

The increasing penetration of distributed generators (DGs) exacerbates the risk of voltage
violations in active distribution networks (ADNs). The conventional voltage regulation …

In order to coordinate the scheduling problem between an isolated microgrid (IMG) and
electric vehicle battery swap** stations (BSSs) in multi-stakeholder scenarios, a new bi …

The integration of high-penetration distributed generators (DGs) with smart inverters and the
emerging power electronics technology of soft open points provide increased controllability …

Hosting capacity (HC) is the mathematical interpretation for the maximum aggregated
distributed generations (DGs) penetration among the distribution networks. DGs integration …

The emergence of prosumers with considerable renewables promotes the lower-carbon
operation of distribution network. However, prosumers' flexible roles also bring new …

The integration of distributed generators (DGs) exacerbates the feeder power flow
fluctuation and load unbalanced condition in active distribution networks (ADNs). The …

Soft open points (SOPs) can transfer active power between feeders and compensate
reactive power. These features help increase the integration capacity of distributed …