USE OF INTELLIGENT OPTIMIZATION IN POWER SYSTEMS
Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences by Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur2021, Journal of research in Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Abstract
Optimization methodshave been appliedin power systems for the last hundred years. They have been applied across a broad regionspanning from power system design to power system planning and economic power dispatch to protection. This workpresents an overview of the metaheuristicoptimization techniques and their applications to power systems.
Key takeaways
- In the paper Section 2. describes the classical optimization methods.
- Linear programming is used for optimization of electrical generation power schemes.
- It is a powerful tool for solving non convex optimization problems.
- A modified honey bee optimization algorithm has been used to analyze dynamical optimal power flow taking into consideration generator constraints [20].
- Fuzzy logic controllers have been designed for power system stabilizers, excitation control of generators [21].
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