In this paper, a methodology has been proposed to decrease the solution time of the joint
energy-reserve market clearing problem under Payment Cost Minimization (PCM) …

<? Pub Dtl=""?> In recent years, load management (LM) programs are introduced as an
impressive option in all energy policy decisions. Under deregulation, the scope of LM …

Feeder reconfiguration is one of the most important tasks for loss reduction and reliability
improvement in distribution networks. Most of studies so far have investigated …

In this study, critical peak pricing with load control (CPPLC), recently announced by Federal
Energy and Regulatory Commission, is investigated in a cost‐emission‐based unit …

Harmony search (HS) is a meta-heuristic method that has been applied widely to continuous
optimization problems. In this study, a new binary coded version of HS, named NBHS, is …

Harmony Search (HS) is a population based metaheuristics search algorithm inspired from
the musical process of searching for a perfect state of harmony and has ability to escape …

Harmony search (HS) is a meta-heuristic search algorithm which tries to mimic the
improvisation process of musicians in finding a pleasing harmony. In recent years, due to …

Conventional unit commitment is a mixed integer optimization problem and has long been a
key issue for power system operators. The complexity of this problem has increased in …

Over the past decade, mixed integer linear programming (MILP) has become the preferential
way to solve unit commitment problems for electricity generation. However, as this paper …

In recent years, and with rapid rise of climate change, many countries have established
multifield policies to drive more renewable resources into the power system. The increasing …