Static synchronous series compensator (SSSC) is one of the most effective flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) devices used for enhancing power system security. In this paper, optimal location and sizing of SSSC are investigated for solving the optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) problem...

Industrial systems require reliable components. The interactions among components affect the system reliability. In this study, the electrical power system Robustness is evaluated among its sensitivity to potential changes in the intrinsic parameters. Reliability represents a state indicator. In...

This article presents a novel improved teaching learning based optimization (I-TLBO) technique to solve economic load dispatch (ELD) problem of the thermal plant without considering transmission losses. The proposed methodology can take care of ELD problems considering practical nonlinearities...

The quality of energy has been defined to control harmonics caused by non-linear loads and international standards were brought to overcome the harmonic related problems. In determining the power quality, parameters like current-voltage harmonic, transient, flicker, current and voltage imbalance...

In this work, quantum particle swarm optimization (QPSO1) algorithm method is applied to the problem of impurity at the center of a spherical quantum dot for infinite confining potential case. For this purpose, a trial variational wave function is considered for ground state, and then energy...

In this article, a novel optimization algorithm called grey wolf optimization (GWO) with the theory of quasi-oppositional based learning (Q-OBL) is proposed for the first time to solve load frequency control (LFC) problem. An equal two-area thermal power system equipped with classical...

This paper uses Support Vector Network (SVN) to examine whether the power system is secured under steady-state operating conditions. A system is considered operationally reliable if the load bus voltages do not fall below a certain limit and if the power flow through lines does not exceed the...

In this paper a new bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed to transfer energy between ultra-capacitor and DC bus in electric vehicle. The work presents the average model of this converter. The last model is used to calculate the small signal and transient characteristics of the converter. The...

The data fusion process has led to an evolution for emerging Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and examines the impact of various factors on energy consumption. Significantly there has always been a constant effort to enhance network efficiency without decreasing the quality of information. Based...

This paper presents the design and performance analysis of teaching learning based optimization (TLBO) algorithm based PID controller for load frequency control (LFC) of an interconnected power system. A two area reheat thermal system equipped with PID controllers which is widely used in...