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 …

Optimal reactive power dispatch problem in power systems has thrown a growing influence
on secure and economical operation of power systems. However, this issue is well known as …

An improved nondominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (INSGA-II) has been proposed for
optimal planning of multiple distributed generation (DG) units in this paper. First …

Gravitational search algorithm (GSA) is based on law of gravity and the interaction between
masses. In GSA, searcher agents are collection of masses and their interactions are based …

Management of reactive power resources is essential for secure and stable operation of
power systems in the standpoint of voltage stability. In power systems, the purpose of …

Computational intelligence tools are attracting added attention in different research areas
and research in power systems is not different. This paper provides an overview of major …

This paper introduces a proposed procedure to solve the optimal reactive power
management (ORPM) problem based on a multi-objective function using a modified …

Optimal Reactive Power Flow (ORPF) is a branch problem in the gradual development of the
optimal power flow problem. Differential Evolution (DE) has been proved to be a promising …

Optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) has a growing impact on secure and economical
operation of power systems. This issue is well known as a non-linear, multi-modal and multi …

Optimal reactive power flow is an optimization problem with one or more objective of
minimizing the active power losses for fixed generation schedule. The control variables are …