Optimizing PV Sources and Shunt Capacitors for Energy Efficiency Improvement in Distribution Systems Using Subtraction-Average Algorithm

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

In this work, authors presented an enhanced Augmented Subtraction-Average-Based Technique (ASABT) to minimize energy dissipation losses during power supply by optimizing PV distributed generation and shunt capacitors. Although the results are compared with other methodologies, there are some editorial corrections and clarifications that should be done.

 

1. Editorial Corrections

a) Page 5, line 210: replace "sizing of the capacitors installed" by "sizing of the PV units installed";

b) Page 7: Equation (12) should be written again by tabulating and aligning properly the conditionals;

c) Page 12: After Figure 9, insert a figure with the hourly PV generation variation;

d) Page 13, line 374: replace "PV unis" by "PV units";

e) Page 15, line 403: replace "4.2.2 Third scenario" by "4.2.1 First scenario";

f) Page 18, line 450: replace "4.1.2 Fourth scenario" by "4.2.2 Second scenario";

 

2. Clarifications

a) In Figure 1, the ASABT Flowchart has just input boundaries to placement and sizing of capacitors. How does this algorithm work with PV units? 

b) How are the emissions calculated?

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

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Comments on the Quality of English Language

Minor editing of English language required

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

In this revised version, authors made all suggested editorial corrections as well as answered appropriately the asked questions.