Technical and Economic Impacts of Distributed Generation on Distribution System

Distributed Generation (DG) in the form of renewable power generation systems is currently preferred for clean power generation. It has a significant impact on the distribution systems. This impact may be either positively or negatively depending on the distribution system, distributed generator and load characteristics. In this works, an overview of DG is briefly introduced. The technology of DG is also listed while the technical impacts and economic impacts are explained.

Authors:

• N. Rugthaicharoencheep
• S. Auchariyamet

Keywords:

• Distributed Generation
• Technical Impacts
• Economic Impacts.

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