A New Hybrid Technique of Cuckoo Search and Harmony Search for Solving Non-smooth Optimal Power Flow Framework

A New Hybrid Technique of Cuckoo Search and Harmony Search for Solving Non-smooth Optimal Power Flow Framework

Aboubakr Khelifi* Saliha Chettih Bachir Bentouati

University of Ammar Teledji Laghouat, Electrical Engineering Department, Laghouat, Algeria

Corresponding Author Email: 
khelifi@lagh-univ.dz
Page: 
176-188
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.18280/ama_b.610402
Received: 
15 March 2018
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Accepted: 
5 June 2018
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OPEN ACCESS

Abstract: 

In order to improve the search capability of the existing Cuckoo Search (CS) algorithm, an enhanced robust technique is proposed in this paper, called hybrid Cuckoo Search and Harmony Search (CSHS). In CSHS technique, HS incorporates the mutation operator into the Cuckoo Search technique. The proposed technique is applied to solve the highly nonlinear and non-convex optimal power flow (OPF) problem. In this paper, OPF is mathematically formulated as nonlinear multi-objective optimization problem. The developed formulation minimizes simultaneously the conflicting objectives of fuel cost, valve-point effect, emission reduction, voltage profile improvement and voltage stability enhancement subject to system equality and inequality constraints. OPF problem is solved using the proposed CSHS algorithm and tested on standard IEEE 30-bus and IEEE 57-bus with different case studies. The results obtained are compared with the reported literature. The results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm outperforms the original CS and HS and other algorithms available in the literature.

Keywords: 

Cuckoo Search, harmony search, optimal power flow, emission, constraints

1. Introduction
2. Optimal Power Flow (OPF)
3. Harmony Search
4. Cuckoo Search
5. Hybrid Harmony Search and Cuckoo Search
6. Application and Results
7. Conclusion
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