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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS
Volume 62, Issue -, Pages 344-352Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.04.054
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Optimal power flow; Biogeography based optimization; Predator-prey optimization
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This article presents a new approach based on a hybrid algorithm consisting of biogeography based optimization (BBO) with an adaptive mutation scheme and the concept of predator-prey optimization technique for solving the multi-objective optimal power flow problems. The adaptive mutation scheme, based on distance-to-average point diversity measure, avoids the dominance of highly probable solutions through increasing the population diversity. The predators search around the best prey in a concentrated manner, while the preys explore the solution space so as to stay away from the predators. These mechanisms enhance the exploitation and exploration capabilities of the BBO search process, provide a mean of escaping from the suboptimal solutions and force the population to arrive at the global best solution. The proposed method is tested on IEEE 30 bus test system with different objectives that reflect fuel cost minimization, loss reduction, voltage profile improvement and voltage stability enhancement. The comparison of results with those of the existing approaches illustrates the effectiveness and robustness of the suggested method. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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