In recent years, many countries have set specific goals to replace fossil fuel vehicles with the
electric ones due to environmental concerns and issues related to energy supply security; it …

A bstract Power system operation with proper planning is an utmost task for enhancing the
economy of the country. The Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch (ORPD) plays an important …

This paper presents the use of a new meta-heuristic technique namely gray wolf optimizer
(GWO) which is inspired from gray wolves' leadership and hunting behaviors to solve …

Optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) is a particular case of the optimal power flow.
ORPD was usually considered as the minimization of an objective function representing the …

In this paper, a newly surfaced nature-inspired optimization technique called moth-flame
optimization (MFO) algorithm is utilized to address the optimal reactive power dispatch …

This paper presents the use of a recent developed algorithm inspired by the hunting
mechanism of antlions in nature, called ant lion optimizer (ALO) algorithm for solving optimal …

In this paper, the chaotic bat algorithm (CBA) is applied to solve the optimal reactive power
dispatch (ORPD) problem taking into account small-scale, medium-scale and large-scale …

Optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) problem is an important problem in the operation of
power systems. It is a nonlinear and mixed integer programming problem, which determines …

This paper presents a novel hybrid algorithm combining Firefly Algorithm (FA) and Nelder
Mead (NM) simplex method for solving power system Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch …

Management and scheduling of reactive power resources is one of the important and
prominent problems in power system operation and control. It deals with stable and secure …