Title: Control and protection of distribution systems with distributed generators

Authors: Walmir Freitas, Ahmed F. Zobaa, Jose Carlos Melo Vieira

Addresses: Department of Electrical Energy Systems, State University of Campinas, 13083–852, Campinas, Brazil. ' Electrical Power and Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt. ' Department of Electrical Energy Systems, State University of Campinas, 13083–852, Campinas, Brazil

Abstract: Unquestionably, in the last years, the number of generators connected directly to electric power distribution systems has increased. In addition, the main statistics and signals show that such tendency could become even more intense in the coming years. As a consequence of this policy, many technical factors related to control, protection, operation and analysis of distribution systems should be reformulated and revised in order to allow for these generators to be suitably installed without having the global power quality and reliability indexes network deteriorated. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to present an overview on control, protection, operation and analysis of distribution systems with high penetration level of distributed generation.

Keywords: distributed generation; distribution systems; protection systems; renewable energy; electric power systems; control; operation; analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETP.2007.015510

International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, 2007 Vol.5 No.5, pp.533 - 549

Published online: 23 Oct 2007 *

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