A Comprehensive Literature Survey on Distributed Generation

Abstract

The electrical infrastructure are experiencing over burdening due to exponential growth in the power demand. In recent years, centralized power generating units losing interest due to more T&D loss, limitation in the expansion of generating capacity, poor ATC, environmental concerns etc. The efficient use of RES and their proper integration to the existing infrastructure plays key position in the entire augmentation of the network performance. Dispersed/distributed generation is part of the load is supplied by generating power at load premises to reduce the burden on the network by relieving the over loading on the electrical infrastructure. In this paper, the different types of DG, uses and benefits of DGs, Indian scenario, DG technologies and different optimization techniques exercised for DG placement and their limitations are discussed.