Research Article

Maximum Penetration of Distributed Generations and Improvement of Technical Indicators in Distribution Systems

Table 5

Comparisons of the single-goal function of power loss reduction with other methods.

MethodLocation and size of DGsΔp (kW)Loss reductionBFBB (MW) (pu)

No DGs531.99241.44180.147500.92851.1748
ICSA3.5835 (80), 2.5263 (72), 3.1304 (7)359.171232.49%1.13210.10289.24020.95561.1748
SFSA [45]3.5847 (80), 2.8350 (72) 3.1389 (7)359.730032.38%9.55860.9557
ELF [46]3.5996 (80), 2.5166 (72), 3.1045 (7)359.200032.48%9.22070.9554