Towards Optimal Planning of Renewable Energy Mix Power Integration with Distribution System - A Review

The global energy sectors have been faced with a number of challenges of the past years. These challenges include; the electrical stability, the environmental concerns over using fossil fuel to generate electricity and the ever-growing cost of electricity. To increase the capacity of energy accessibility and clean energy production, renewable energy distributed generations (REDGs) have been used as an alternative sources of electricity generation. The integration of REDGs into the power grid has been a common practice and has contributed effectively to energy availability and improvement of the environmental coverage. However, there are technical and financial problems that are accompanied by integrating REDGs into the existing power grid. To minimize the impact of these problems, mathematical optimization tools must be used. In this paper, we present a review of numerous techniques proposed to minimize the technical effects of integrating REDGs into the power grid. The paper also presents possible recommendations which may be focused on by further future research.