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Abstract—This paper discusses the management and is losses reduction and the second-order gradient method is
uncertainty of distributed generation sources in a distribution used [7]. For optimal DG installation, several artificial
system that use the Internet of Things technology. This issue intelligence techniques such as Genetic Algorithm (GA) [8],
has been considered because one of the main problems of the Backtracking Search Optimization Algorithm (BSOA) [9]
power system is its losses that most of these losses occur in the and hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm and Particle ABC
distribution system and every year in the summer, when the (HSA-PABC) [10] were used to solve power engineering
peak of the system is at its highest, it is a serious threat to problems.
system sustainability. The data used in this paper is based on
the IEEE 33 bus system, which uses consumer consumption The expansion of DGs has led to the expansion of the
patterns and load curve conditions in the summer, also storage systems. Energy storage systems (ESSs) can support
DIgSILENT software and genetic algorithm are used to renewable energy by providing voltage support, smoothing
simulate and analyze the results. The method of doing this, is as their output fluctuations, balancing the power flow in the
follows, with the help of distributed generation sources, losses network, matching supply and demand [10-12], and helping
are reduced and with the help of the Internet of things reach distribution companies (network operators and energy
the minimum. The simulation results show that this technology retailers) to reach demand reliably and sustainably.
is a great help in managing and controlling the grid at the time
of uncertainty in distributed generation sources and creating
coordination between them. II. APPLICATIONS OF IOT IN SMART GRID
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B. DGs uncertainty
One of the main problems of DGs is their uncertainty in
power generation, which is discussed in this section. If one of
the PVs disconnects suddenly from the system. In normal
Fig. 7. The maximum voltage drop of buses when PV connected to the mode, the operator needs to take some time to replace the
system
ESS and inject it into the system. This lack of rapid reaction
To solve the problem of peak load in the night, will cause some problems for system.
according to “Fig. 2” and “Fig. 3”, the generated energy by Suppose, between 12 and 1 PM the PV connected to bus
the wind turbine at approximately 6 AM to 6 PM is stored in 14 disconnect suddenly from the system. In normal mode, if
the battery. When the PV generation was less than a certain there is a delay of 20 minutes for connecting the energy
amount, the operator can connect real-time the wind turbine stored in the battery to the system. As a result, the losses and
and disconnect real-time the PV from the system. “Fig. 8” voltage drop in the system are as shown in “Fig. 10” and
and “Fig. 9” indicate the losses and voltage drop in this state “Fig. 11”.
that the losses of day peak are fixed and the losses of night According to “Fig. 10”, the losses are increased to 97
peak are reduced from 138 to 58 kW. kW. Also, according to “Fig. 11”, the voltage drop of the
This can easily be done with the help of the IoT. Because system goes out of its limit and reaches 0.938 per-unit that
the data is provided real-time to the control center. It not this short time is enough for system instability, power outage
only prevents unwanted blackouts, but also reduces losses, and loss increase in peak time. However, with the help of the
voltage drop, feeder overload, and decrease the temperature IoT that receive and sent the real-time data, we will not have
of equipment is caused by overload. Section V discusses such problems. Because after a sudden disconnecting of the
how data is exchanged continuously and how can monitor PV from the system, the power stored in the battery is
and control real-time on the data. injected into the grid while the operator is monitoring and
controlling. “Fig. 12” and “Fig. 13” show how the losses and
voltage drop changing when using the IoT. The losses at this
time decreased to 73 kW and the voltage drop is at its limits
that according to the capacity of the ESS (150 kW [22]),
Suitable conditions for the grid are provided when the PV
disconnect suddenly. Also, these conditions are applicable to
disconnect the wind turbine from the system.
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