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A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Received: 18 November, 2020 Accepted: 24 January, 2021 Online: 17 March, 2021 Integration of Distributed Generation (DG) on distribution networks has a positive impact which includes the following: low power losses, improved utility system reliability and voltage improvement at buses. A real distribution network is radial in which energy flow is unidirectional from generation to transmission and from distribution to the load. However, when a DG is connected to it, the power flow becomes bidirectional, and the protection setting of the network may be affected. Therefore, the aim of this research work is to investigate the impact of distributed generation DG on power system protection. The test distribution network is first subjected to load flow analysis to determine its healthiness with and without DG connection. The load flow results confirm that the integration of the DG into the distribution network reduces the active power load loss by 92.68% and improves voltage profiles at each bus of the network by 90.72%. Thereafter, the impact of DG on the protection setting of the existing test network was investigated. Integrating DGs to the network, from our result, shows an increase in the fault currents, which in turn caused false tripping, nuisance tripping, and blinding of protection relay compared with when DGs are not connected. The protection relays were reset at the point of common coupling (PCC) to prevent any abnormal tripping. This is the major contribution of the research work.

Investigation of the Impact of Distributed Generation on Power System Protection