Distributed Generation Impacts on Electric Distribution Systems Reliability: Sensitivity Analysis

Recent developments in the electric power and power supply industries have raised a great deal of interest in distributed power generation (DG). DG will have impacts on distribution networks. In this paper, modelling of DGs in reliability assessment and computing of related indices such as SAIFI, SAIDI, CAIDI is introduced. Using model development and case studies it is discussed and shown that location and numbers of DGs effect in distribution reliability indices