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Reactive Power Optimization Using Firefly Algorithm

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Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering ((LNEE,volume 326))

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This paper presents a Firefly algorithm to minimize the real power losses and to improve the voltage profile. This problem is a nonlinear combinatorial optimization with constraints. Newton-Raphson method of power flow is used in conjunction with Firefly algorithm to obtain the optimal values of the control variables. The control variables for this problem are the Generator bus voltages, Transformer Tap positions and the MVAR at the capacitor Banks. The performance of the proposed algorithm has been demonstrated with the IEEE 30-bus system. The algorithm used in this problem is compared to another nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm (PSO). The simulated result shows improved results both in terms of convergence time and reduction of real power loss.

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  1. SMIT, Chennai, India

    G. Kannan & R. T. Udaya Shankar

  2. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Director-Centre for Renewable Energy and Robotic Automation, AMET University, Chennai, India

    D. Padma Subramanian

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  1. Electrical & Electronics, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    C. Kamalakannan

  2. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Noorul Islam College of Engineering, Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu, India

    L. Padma Suresh

  3. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM University SRM Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Subhransu Sekhar Dash

  4. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

    Bijaya Ketan Panigrahi

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Kannan, G., Padma Subramanian, D., Udaya Shankar, R.T. (2015). Reactive Power Optimization Using Firefly Algorithm. In: Kamalakannan, C., Suresh, L., Dash, S., Panigrahi, B. (eds) Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 326. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2119-7_9

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