Closure to Discussion on “A New Formulation of Distribution Network Reconfiguration for Reducing the Voltage Volatility Induced by Distributed Generation”

Abstract

1)About the type of of RES-DG (wind -based or solar -based) used in case study and the efficacy of the proposed methodology under time -varying scenarios.In addition, we agree with the discusser that the proposed methodology aims to obtain a steady-state voltage profile in a single operating scenario that has lower risk of voltage violation in case of DG output deviation caused by prediction error.However, the proposed methodology also works under time -varying scenarios due to the timescale separation between the system electromagnetic dynamics and scenario transition.2) About the cost optimization of capacitor banks (CBs) of the proposed methodology. The proposed methodology refers to the optimization of distribution network structure by tuning the li ne switches and CBs that are currently available in the system.The installation and purchase costs of CBs should be considered in the planning stage.It could be a future research direction to pursue.3)The purpose of setting tighter voltage bounds for some buses in the network reconfiguration model.