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https://doi.org/10.14483/23448393.16925

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2020-10-02

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Vol. 25 No. 3 (2020): September - December

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Special Section: Best Extended Articles - WEA 2015

Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems

Ubicación óptima de capacitores, reguladores de tensión y generadores distribuidos en sistemas eléctricos de distribución

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Keywords:

Capacitor Banks, distributed generation, distribution networks, voltage regulators (en).

Keywords:

Bancos de capacitores, generaci´on distribuida, redes de distribución, regularores de tensi´on. (es).

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Gallego Pareja, L. A., Lopez Lezama, J. M., and Gomez Carmona, O. (2020). Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems. Ingeniería, 25(3), 334–354. https://doi.org/10.14483/23448393.16925

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Gallego Pareja, L.A. et al. 2020. Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems. Ingeniería. 25, 3 (Oct. 2020), 334–354. DOI:https://doi.org/10.14483/23448393.16925.

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Gallego Pareja, L. A.; Lopez Lezama, J. M.; Gomez Carmona, O. Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems. Ing. 2020, 25, 334-354.

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GALLEGO PAREJA, Luis Alfonso; LOPEZ LEZAMA, Jesus Maria; GOMEZ CARMONA, Oscar. Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems. Ingeniería, [S. l.], v. 25, n. 3, p. 334–354, 2020. DOI: 10.14483/23448393.16925. Disponível em: https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/reving/article/view/16925. Acesso em: 6 jul. 2026.

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Gallego Pareja, Luis Alfonso, Jesus Maria Lopez Lezama, and Oscar Gomez Carmona. 2020. “Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems”. Ingeniería 25 (3):334-54. https://doi.org/10.14483/23448393.16925.

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Gallego Pareja, L. A., Lopez Lezama, J. M. and Gomez Carmona, O. (2020) “Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems”, Ingeniería, 25(3), pp. 334–354. doi: 10.14483/23448393.16925.

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L. A. Gallego Pareja, J. M. Lopez Lezama, and O. Gomez Carmona, “Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems”, Ing., vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 334–354, Oct. 2020.

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Gallego Pareja, Luis Alfonso, et al. “Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems”. Ingeniería, vol. 25, no. 3, Oct. 2020, pp. 334-5, doi:10.14483/23448393.16925.

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Gallego Pareja, Luis Alfonso, Jesus Maria Lopez Lezama, and Oscar Gomez Carmona. “Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems”. Ingeniería 25, no. 3 (October 2, 2020): 334–354. Accessed July 6, 2026. https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/reving/article/view/16925.

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Gallego Pareja LA, Lopez Lezama JM, Gomez Carmona O. Optimal Placement of Capacitors, Voltage Regulators, and Distributed Generators in Electric Power Distribution Systems. Ing. [Internet]. 2020 Oct. 2 [cited 2026 Jul. 6];25(3):334-5. Available from: https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/reving/article/view/16925

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