Distributed generation, with respect to its ability in utilizing the alternative resources of
energy, provides a promising future for power generation in electric networks. Distributed …

Power electronic converter (PEC)-interfaced renewable energy generators (REGs) are
increasingly being integrated to the power grid. With the high renewable power penetration …

Optimization of Power System Operation, 2nd Edition, offers a practical, hands-on guide to
theoretical developments and to the application of advanced optimization methods to …

Driven by the demand for intermittent power generation, Energy Storage (ES) will be widely
adopted in future electricity grids to provide flexibility and resilience. Technically, there are …

Distributed generators (DGs) are a reliable solution to supply economic and reliable
electricity to customers. It is the last stage in delivery of electric power which can be defined …

Reactive power dispatch in power systems is a complex combinatorial optimization problem
involving nonlinear functions having multiple local minima and nonlinear and discontinuous …

This paper presents a harmony search algorithm for optimal reactive power dispatch
(ORPD) problem. Optimal reactive power dispatch is a mixed integer, nonlinear optimization …

This paper develops an improved tabu search algorithm (ITS) for economic dispatch (ED)
with noncontinuous and nonsmooth cost functions. ITS employs a flexible memory system to …

Reactive power dispatch (RPD) is an optimization problem that reduces grid congestion by
minimizing the active power losses for a fixed economic power dispatch. RPD reduces …

Economic load dispatch (ELD) and economic emission dispatch (EED) have been applied to
obtain optimal fuel cost and optimal emission of generating units, respectively. Combined …