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Advancement of energy exploitation increased the demand for various alternative generation methods and efficient production and utilization systems. Such kind of alternative energy systems would be of great use in certain terrains like dry lands wherein drought is prevalent and scope for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations is cost-effective and a viable solution for power demand. Ramanathapuram is one such dry land in southern part of India which is a drought prone coastal district, which has surplus wind and solar energy to be harnessed effectively. However as PV systems are affected by various conditions like position of the sun, change in temperature, and irradiance due to passing clouds, improving the intermittency of solar power is mandatory which calls for an energy storage system, which is an electric vehicle in this article. The foremost idea behind this article is to develop a self-sustained hybrid microgrid incorporating an electric vehicle in combination with the solar power system which enhances the performance of the system by absorbing the variations in power produced. In this work, the real field data from National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) is used to show the variation in temperature and irradiance. The main objective of the article is sustainable development of the dry land through natural resources which helps in the development of a permanent solution for the existing power crisis in the district. A coordinated control of a PV, Wind, and EV based microgrid is designed by considering the state-of-charge (SOC) of the battery to obtain desired outcome. The modeling is done in PSCAD/EMTDC and the results are verified through simulation.

Distributed Generation (DG) has impacts on the performance when connected to distribution system. The term "distribution generation (DG)" refers to small-scale generation located near the source of the load it serves. Distributed Generation from renewable sources is more and more widely used due to the growing concern on environmental protection. DG can also provide power supply to customers in the event of an outage or during scheduled interruption. DG had impacts on the performance of connected distributed network. Application of distributed generation in distribution system is expected to increase in near future due to its positive impacts such as voltage support, improved reliability, small size and loss reduction. However, DGs may have negative impacts on power quality such as voltage regulation, harmonic distortion, voltage sag, islanding and confl iction with relaying and reclosing. A comparative analysis is done on the impact of different types of DGs on voltage profi le and voltage sag in distribution system. The analysis shows that voltage profi le is improved with DG, with highest voltage for synchronous generator with power factor controller. Synchronous generators with excitation control have less impact on voltage sag compared to other types of generators. Simulation results also shows that voltage sag magnitude is highest for induction generator followed by synchronous generator with power factor control.

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