Table 1 Power system design and RDG.

From: Analysis of voltage rise phenomena in electrical power network with high concentration of renewable distributed generations

Comparison between conventional power system and RDG design

S/N

Conventional

RDG

1

Unidirectional power flow

Bidirectional power flow

2

Centralized generation

Distributed generation

3

Manual monitoring

Self-monitoring

4

Manual restoration

Automatic restoration

5

One-way communications

Two-way communications

6

Electromechanical

Digital

7

Few sensors

More sensors

8

Limited control

Full control

9

Failures and blackouts

Adaptive and resilient