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In recent years electricity market liberalization and environmental concerns factors that contribute to the renewed interest in distributed generation DG In liberalized markets it is important to adapt to the changing economic environment in the most flexible way DG technologies in many cases provide flexibility because of their small sizes J Driesen et al 2006 At present environmental policies are probably the major driving force for the demand for DG Environmental regulations force players in the electricity market to look for cleaner energy solutions Furthermore most government polices aiming to promote the use of renewables also results in an increased impact of DG technologies as renewables There has been an immense interest in incorporating DG into distribution networks in recent years DG definitions used in the literature Ackermann et al 2001 have proposed the following general definition for DG Distributed generation is an electric power source connected directly to the distribution system or directly to the customers facilities or both
