Research Article

Optimal Allocation of DG and DSTATCOM in Radial Distribution System Using Cuckoo Search Optimization Algorithm

Table 2

Result of 34-bus system.

Casesā€‰PSO [12]Proposed method

Only DG case (II)DG (size and location)0.1996 (21)2.3278 (23)
Power loss (kW)203.9898.42
(p.u)NA0.9740
VSI (p.u)NA0.8999
TOC ($)NA12032.6
Average computation time (s)NA11.41

Only DSTATCOM (Case III) DSTATCOM (size and location)0.1606 (21)1.3705 (23)
Power loss (kW)212.96175.01
(p.u)NA0.9488
VSI (p.u)NA0.8105
TOC ($)NA7552.5
Average computation time (s)NA11.52

Both DG and DSTATCOM placed simultaneously (Case IV) DG & DSTATCOM (size and location)0.1371 (21),
0.1634 (21)
2.3905 (23),
1.3419 (23)
Power loss (kW)177.1055.03
(p.u)0.94830.9771
VSI (p.u)NA0.9115
TOC ($)NA18882.1
Average computation time (s)NA11.69