Enhancing power transfer capability through flexible AC transmission system devices: a review

FM Albatsh, S Mekhilef, S Ahmad, H Mokhlis… - Frontiers of Information …, 2015 - Springer
Global demand for power has significantly increased, but power generation and
transmission capacities have not increased proportionally with this demand. As a result …

A Honey Bee Foraging approach for optimal location of a biomass power plant

D Vera, J Carabias, F Jurado, N Ruiz-Reyes - Applied Energy, 2010 - Elsevier
Over eight million hectares of olive trees are cultivated worldwide, especially in
Mediterranean countries, where more than 97% of the world's olive oil is produced. The …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal distributed generation planning in distribution networks: A comparison of transmission network models with FACTS

AA Sadiq, SS Adamu, M Buhari - Engineering Science and Technology, an …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In Distributed Generators (DG) optimal planning solutions, transmission section is
modelled as an ideal voltage-controlled bus at 1.0 pu., this ignores the impacts of Flexible …

Self‐adaptive firefly algorithm based multi‐objectives for multi‐type FACTS placement

S Ranganathan, M Surya Kalavathi… - IET generation …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The efficient operation of the present day power system is an important issue to satisfy the
customer needs. To improve the performance of the existing power system, the flexible …

A solution to the optimal power flow using artificial bee colony algorithm

C Sumpavakup, I Srikun… - … Conference on Power …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optimal Power Flow (OPF) is one of the most vital tools for power system operation analysis,
which requires a complex mathematical formulation to find the best solution. Conventional …

Coordination of multi‐type FACTS for available transfer capability enhancement using PI–PSO

AA Sadiq, M Buhari, SS Adamu… - IET Generation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To relieve congestion due to open‐access feature in competitive power system framework,
utilities plan flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS), ensuring improved …

Enhancing the Bees Algorithm using the traplining metaphor

AH Ismail - 2021 - etheses.bham.ac.uk
This work aims to improve the performance of the Bees Algorithm (BA), particularly in terms
of simplicity, accuracy, and convergence. Three improvements were made in this study as a …

A fuzzified Pareto multiobjective cuckoo search algorithm for power losses minimization incorporating SVC

TR Nartu, MS Matta, S Koratana, RK Bodda - Soft Computing, 2019 - Springer
This paper presents an application of multiobjective cuckoo search (MOCS) algorithm for
reduction in transmission line losses by placing static VAR compensator (SVC) at an optimal …

SVC placement for voltage constrained loss minimization using self-adaptive Firefly algorithm

R Selvarasu, MS Kalavathi… - Archives of Electrical …, 2013 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Static Var Compensator (SVC) is a popular FACTS device for providing reactive power
support in power systems and its placement representing the location and size has …

Self‐Adaptive Firefly‐Algorithm‐Based Unified Power Flow Controller Placement with Single Objectives

S Ranganathan, S Rajkumar - Complexity, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The selection of positions for unified power flow controller (UPFC) placement in transmission
network is an essential factor, which aids in operating the system in a more reliable and …