Electric power plays a vibrant role in economic growth and development of a region. There is a strong co-relation between the human development index and per capita electricity consumption. Providing adequate energy of desired quality in various forms in a sustainable manner and at a competitive...

A novel attempt has been made to use Moth Flame Optimization (MFO) algorithm to optimize PI/PID controller parameters for AGC of power system. Four different power systems are considered in the present article. Initially, a two area thermal power system is considered for simulation. The...

This article presents an original method based on Strength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm 2 (SPEA2) to solve the multi-objective reconfiguration problem of minimizing active power loss and improving power system reliability. The proposed evolutionary method is based on the Pareto optimality...

This article concerns maximizing the energy reproduced from the photovoltaic (PV) system, ensured by using an efficient Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) process. The process should be fast, rigorous and simple for implementation because the PV characteristics are extremely affected by fast...

Optimization, which, by definition, can help one find the best solution from all feasible solutions, has sometimes been an interesting and important area for research in science. Solving real and hard optimization problems calls for developing approximate, heuristic, and meta-heuristic...

This article presents a methodology to determine optimal locations and sizes of DGs (Distributed Generator) and DSCs (D-STATCOM) simultaneously in a radial distribution network during a daily load pattern to improve the techno-economic benefits. An effective weighted objective function has been...

The purpose of this article is to present a backtracking search optimization technique (BSA) to determine the feasible optimum solution of the economic load dispatch (ELD) problems involving different realistic equality and inequality constraints, such as power balance, ramp rate limits, and...

This article focuses on the usage and advantage of incorporating Geographical Information System for advancing the power distribution system. Geographical Information System-based electricity distribution system planning strategies are applied to determine optimum routing. Existing and proposed...

The increasing complexity of engineering systems has spurred the development of highly efficient optimization techniques. Stochastic engines or random number generators are commonly used to initialize metaheuristic approaches. This article proposes the incorporation of extreme value distribution...

The article presents a numerical study of the thermal load on the aquatic environment by using two water discharge pipes under various operational capacities of thermal power plant. It is solved by the Navier-Stokes and temperature transport equations for an incompressible fluid in a stratified...