Performance improvement of photovoltaic power systems using an optimal control strategy based on whale optimization algorithm

2018 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 168-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hany M. Hasanien



Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wadood ◽  
Khurshaid ◽  
Farkoush ◽  
Yu ◽  
Kim ◽  
...  

In power systems protection, the optimal coordination of directional overcurrent relays (DOCRs) is of paramount importance. The coordination of DOCRs in a multi-loop power system is formulated as an optimization problem. The main objective of this paper is to develop the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) for the optimal coordination of DOCRs and minimize the sum of the operating times of all primary relays. The WOA is inspired by the bubble-net hunting strategy of humpback whales which leads toward global minima. The proposed algorithm has been applied to six IEEE test systems including the IEEE three-bus, eight-bus, nine-bus, 14-bus, 15-bus, and 30-bus test systems. Furthermore, the results obtained using the proposed WOA are compared with those obtained by other up-to-date algorithms. The obtained results show the effectiveness of the proposed WOA to minimize the relay operating time for the optimal coordination of DOCRs.





Author(s):  
Mohammed Amroune ◽  
Tarek Bouktir ◽  
Ismail Musirin

AbstractIn recent years, due to the economic and environmental issues, modern power systems often operate proximately to the technical restraints enlarging the probable level of instability risks. Hence, efficient methods for voltage instability prevention are of great importance to power system companies to avoid the risk of large blackouts. In this paper, an event-driven emergency demand response (EEDR) strategy based on whale optimization algorithm (WOA) is proposed to effectively improve system voltage stability. The main objective of the proposed EEDR approach is to maintain voltage stability margin (VSM) in an acceptable range during emergency situations by driving the operating condition of the power system away from the insecure points. The optimal locations and amounts of load reductions have been determined using WOA algorithm. To test the feasibility and the efficiency of the proposed method, simulation studies are carried out on the IEEE 14-bus and real Algerian 114-bus power systems.



2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-213
Author(s):  
Suvabrata Mukherjee ◽  
Provas Kumar Roy

In power systems, the process of attaining a better prediction from a set of variables from state variables is called state estimation (SE). These variables consist of magnitudes of bus voltage and the corresponding angles of all the buses. Because of the non-linearity and intricacy of ever-developing power systems, it has become important to apply upgraded techniques for the dissolution and supervision in practical environments. The discussed analysis evaluates the appositeness of a new metaheuristic technique called the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) which is a population-based algorithm, to reduce the measurement errors so as to gauge the optimal point of the power system when some susceptible values are inadequate. WOA displays admirable attainment in global optimization. It employs a bubble-net hunting approach and it mimics the social behaviour of humpback whales to get the best candidate solution. The approach is tested on IEEE-14, IEEE-30, and IEEE-57 bus test systems and the potency is validated by comparison with the biogeography based optimization algorithm (BBO).





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