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Optimal Load Shedding for Power System using Firefly Algorithm

Author(s):

Vedant V. Sonar , L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, INDIA; Vaseem K. Shaikh, L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, INDIA

Keywords:

load shedding, Firefly algorithm, New Voltage Stability Index, multi-objective optimization, power flow solvability

Abstract

In this paper, an Optimal Load Shedding problem pertaining to system overloading is solved using the Firefly Algorithm (FA), a swarm-intelligence based, bio-inspired algorithm. The related objective functions, viz. the amount of load shedding and the New Voltage Stability Index (NVSI), indicating the optimal location of load to be shed, are minimized by the proposed algorithm. The NVSI acts as a voltage stability indicator in transmission line and its minimization improves transmission line performance, thus improving voltage stability of the system. The proposed algorithm is applied on a standard IEEE 30-bus test system for the overloading criterion. This paper implements the effectiveness of the Firefly Algorithm in solving the multi-objective problem.

Other Details

Paper ID: IJSRDV3I30835
Published in: Volume : 3, Issue : 3
Publication Date: 01/06/2015
Page(s): 3492-3495

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