Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A new meta-heuristic pathfinder algorithm for solving optimal allocation of solar photovoltaic system in multi-lateral distribution system for improving resilience Subject The topic of the resource Distributed generation; Interline-photovoltaic system; Meta-heuristic algorithms; Pathfinder algorithm; Power loss minimization; Radial distribution system Description An account of the resource A new meta-heuristic Pathfinder Algorithm (PFA) is adopted in this paper for optimal allocation and simultaneous integration of a solar photovoltaic system among multi-laterals, called interline-photovoltaic (I-PV) system. At first, the performance of PFA is evaluated by solving the optimal allocation of distribution generation problem in IEEE 33- and 69-bus systems for loss minimization. The obtained results show that the performance of proposed PFA is superior to PSO, TLBO, CSA, and GOA and other approaches cited in literature. The comparison of different performance measures of 50 independent trail runs predominantly shows the effectiveness of PFA and its efficiency for global optima. Subsequently, PFA is implemented for determining the optimal I-PV configuration considering the resilience without compromising the various operational and radiality constraints. Different case studies are simulated and the impact of the I-PV system is analyzed in terms of voltage profile and voltage stability. The proposed optimal I-PV configuration resulted in loss reduction of 77.87% and 98.33% in IEEE 33- and 69-bus systems, respectively. Further, the reduced average voltage deviation index and increased voltage stability index result in an improved voltage profile and enhanced voltage stability margin in radial distribution systems and its suitability for practical applications. 2021, The Author(s). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Janamala V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SN Applied Sciences, Vol-3, No. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Nature Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-04044-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-04044-8</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100769219&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs42452-020-04044-8&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=102ced3d11be9d0e9d6ccfc19f23e4e8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100769219&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs42452-020-04044-8&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=102ced3d11be9d0e9d6ccfc19f23e4e8</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 25233971 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Janamala V., Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560 074, Karnataka, India