Investigating the impacts of feeder reforming and distributed generation on reactive power demand of distribution networks

The rapid integration of the distributed generations (DGs) in distribution grids could result in voltage control issues. These issues are more noticeable in grids, which are reformed from overhead wires to underground cables. Different values of line characteristics, particularly the charging capacitance, differently influence the power flow results. The higher capacitance value of underground cables leads to increased reactive power generation...