Optimal Allocation of Distributed Generator placement: An Optimal Approach to Enhance the Reliability of Micro-Grid

Micro-grids have attracted much interest in the context of the vision of smart grids, which require methodical processes for their optimal assembly, the distribution of DG costs, and the increase of performance. The problem related to this issue defined in this work is a planning problem. Therefore, the general public and users of the proposed approach will be utility planners. The optimal micro-grid infrastructure must be determined through the optimization process. The micro-grid built using the proposed design, and the entire distribution system, has the reliability indicators optimized for this study. Utilities often use standard indexes to assess the reliability of distribution networks. A chain of algorithms is proposed for optimal allocation of DG taking into account system reliability. Load flow studies and reliability analysis are conducted on IEEE 14 Bus system to investigate the effect of reliability issues for optimal allocation of DG. A cost factor index is proposed.