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Research Article

Positioning and Sizing of PV-Based DG and Capacitor in Realistic Distribution Network and Verification through ETAP Simulation

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Pages 189-218 | Received 25 Jan 2023, Accepted 15 May 2023, Published online: 06 Jun 2023

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