The final stage in the supply of electricity is the distribution system. It transfers electricity from the power grid to customers. Primary distribution lines carry the medium voltage power that is located close to the customers to distribution transformers. This research aims to analyze the impact of Distributed Generation (DG) on power loss reduction and voltage profile enhancement for the Iraqi Radial Distribution Network (RDN). The suggested Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is implemented to specify the optimum size and location based on an analytic approach dependent on voltage, active losses as fitness. Then it is added to Iraq’s Radial Distribution System. This study is implemented on two networks, which are IEEE 30bus system and a local Iraqi national distribution network called Al-Jadawil F3 (11kV) feeder in Al-Madhatiyah city following to Babylon Province. The findings demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed approach in determining the optimum size and location, reducing power losses, reducing line flow, and improving the bus voltage profile. The findings were obtained in MATLAB/R2018a using a programming language with the algorithm’s suggested implementation.

Topics
Transformer, Electrical properties and parameters, Energy production, transmission and distribution, Power distribution systems, MATLAB, Programming languages, Mathematical optimization
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