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This paper introduces the distributed generation allocation problem (DGAP) from the point of view of objectives, constraints and methods used to formulate and solve the problem and presents the results of the theoretical and empirical research review conducted in this field of engineering. The first part of the paper presents the fundamental concepts of the DGAP and proposes a classification of this problem based on objectives, constraints and methods. The second part presents a detailed discussion of some of the most important and frequently used objectives and constraints and methods used to solve DGAP. The main objective of this paper is to present the current state of this field of research, unveil possible conflicting results of previous investigations and finally, to identify the gaps that exist in order to justify the future research of this topic.
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Šarić, M., Hivziefendić, J., Dogru, N. (2019). Distributed Generation Allocation: Objectives, Constraints and Methods. In: Avdaković, S. (eds) Advanced Technologies, Systems, and Applications III. IAT 2018. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 59. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02574-8_11
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