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Optimal Power Flow

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Modern Optimization Techniques with Applications in Electric Power Systems

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The objectives of this chapter are Studying the load flow problem and representing the difference between the conventional load flow and the optimal load flow (OPF) problem Introducing the different states used in formulating the OPF Studying the multiobjective optimal power flow problem Introducing the particle swarm optimization algorithm as a tool to solve the optimal power flow problem

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Soliman, S.AH., Mantawy, AA.H. (2012). Optimal Power Flow. In: Modern Optimization Techniques with Applications in Electric Power Systems. Energy Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1752-1_5

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