The addition of distributed generation to a power system improves its performance. It makes
it more sustainable and efficient. But it also poses substantial challenges for designing a …

Emission of greenhouse gases and depletion of fossil fuel reserves are two key drivers,
which are forcing the mankind to generate the future energy demand from the renewable …

In this paper, a comparative study of different meta-heuristic optimization approaches, which
had been proposed in the literature for directional overcurrent relay coordination (DOCRs) …

One major concern in using over current relays (OCRs) is their coordination in power system
protection to decrease the pressure of electrical equipment and avoid mal‐trip in the primary …

This article has four main objectives. These are: to develop the dynamic fitness-distance
balance (d FDB) selection method for meta-heuristic search algorithms, to develop a strong …

The modern power distribution networks are very complex due to the growing integration of
distributed generators in recent years. Optimal coordination of directional overcurrent relays …

A new objective function (OF) has been proposed for mathematical formulation of directional
overcurrent (OC) relay coordination in interconnected networks. The fuzzy-based genetic …

This paper presents an overview on optimal overcurrent relay coordination in protection
system and protective relays. Efforts have been made to include all methods used for the …

The optimization model of Directional Over Current Relays (DOCRs) coordination is
considered non-linear optimization problem with a large number of operating constraints …

Optimal coordination and settings of directional overcurrent relays (DOCRs) are crucial task
to ensure reliable and effective protection in power system networks. The settings of DOCRs …