%0 Journal Article %A Amin Hajizadeh and Ehsan Hajizadeh %D 2008 %J International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 21, 2008 %T PSO-Based Planning of Distribution Systems with Distributed Generations %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/15536 %V 21 %X This paper presents a multi-objective formulation for optimal siting and sizing of distributed generation (DG) resources in distribution systems in order to minimize the cost of power losses and energy not supplied. The implemented technique is based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) and weight method that employed to obtain the best compromise between these costs. Simulation results on 33-bus distribution test system are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed procedure. %P 1886 - 1891