Available Transfer Capability Calculation of Power Systems Using Opposition Selfish Herd Optimizer

Abstract

This article discusses the calculation and enhancement of available transfer capability (ATC) of different test systems with a unique condition. ATC is a strongly nonlinear AC optimal power-flow-based problem. In this article, biogeography-based optimization (BBO), grey wolf optimizer (GWO), selfish herd optimizer (SHO) and chaotic-selfish herd optimizer (CSHO) algorithm frameworks are implemented on different IEEE test systems, namely, IEEE 30-bus and IEEE 118-bus and Indian Northern Region Power Grid (NRPG) 246 bus systems under a variant condition to calculate ATC and enchantment of the ATC with and without unified power flow controller (UPFC) and contingency cases. The authors also propose to implement the concept of opposition-based learning (OBL), which is integrated with the SHO algorithm in this paper for improving the convergence characteristic and simulation study concerning the limitation of the conventional SHO algorithm. The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed oppositional SHO (OSHO) algorithm are also tested with the help of the aforesaid test systems, and Friedman's test also has been performed.

Keywords:

• Available transfer capability (ATC)
• Biogeography-based optimization (BBO)
• Chaotic-selfish herd optimizer (CSHO)
• Grey wolf optimizer (GWO)
• Friedman's test
• Opposition-based learning (OBL)
• Optimum power flow (OPF)
• Selfish herd optimizer (SHO)
• Unified power flow controller (UPFC)

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Kingsuk Majumdar

Kingsuk Majumdar received his MTech in electrical engineering from NIT, Durgapur, 2013. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr B C Roy Engineering College, Durgapur. His research interests include optimization, power system, power electronics etc. He has guided several BTech and three MTech students. He is an associate member of The Institution of Engineers (India).

Provas Kumar Roy

Provas Kumar Roy obtained PhD degree in electrical engineering from National Institute of Technology Durgapur in 2011. He received his master's degree in electrical machines in 2001 from Jadavpur University. He finished his engineering studies in electrical engineering from Regional Engineering College (now known as National Institute of Technology) Durgapur. Presently, he is working as a professor in Department of Electrical Engineering at Kalyani Government Engineering College, West Bengal, India. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Reviewer Award for IJEPES (Elsevier, 2018), EAAI (Elsevier, 2017), Renewable Energy Focus (Elsevier, 2018), ASEJ (Elsevier, 2017). He has published more than 150 research papers in national/international journals and conferences and more than 75 papers published in reputed SCI and Scopus indexed journals, and more than 10 book chapters and two books of international standard. Six research scholars have obtained their PhD degree under his guidance and 8 students are pursuing their PhD under his guidance. His research interest includes economic load dispatch, optimal power flow, FACTS, automatic generation control, radial distribution network, power system stabilizer, image processing, machine learning, evolutionary techniques, etc. Email: [email protected]

Subrata Banerjee

Subrata Banerjee received his PhD degree from IIT Kharagpur, India in 2005. He is working as professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT, Durgapur, India. His research interest includes modeling & control of switch-mode converters and inverters, multilevel inverters & different modulation techniques, electromagnetic levitation & control system design, etc. He has successfully completed few research and consultancy projects. He has authored about 195 research papers in national/international journals and conference records & 07 book chapters. He has guided 10 PhD and 22 MTech students and many are pursuing their degree under his guidance. He has filed three Indian patents out of which one has been granted. Prof Banerjee is the recipient of several academic awards, including 10 nos Best Paper Awards and TATA Rao Prize etc. He is a Fellow of the IE (India), the IETE (India), and the IET (UK), Senior Member IEEE (USA). He is serving as associate editor in IEEE Access (USA), IET Power Electronics (UK), IEEE TEC eNewsletter (USA), Transportation Electrification IEEE (USA). Email: [email protected]