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Abstract
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This work attempts to make a thorough study of prevailing optimization methods used in renewable energy application domain. This study takes simultaneously into account the meta-heuristics and heuristics methods as well as the classical methods. Through a pseudo-dynamic simulation, the paper investigates the effect of changes in resource power, load, and unplanned outages on renewable energy performance. In case of load changes, a comprehensive evaluation of a real network with and without renewable resources has been conducted. Simulation results show that renewable sources can be useful in terms of short circuits, losses, and voltage, however compensating measures should be taken to improve transient stability and power quality.
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