Mousumi Basu¹, Chitralekha Jena², Baseem Khan^3,4,*, Ahmed Ali⁴

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.4, pp. 849-867, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.043294

Abstract In the restructured electricity market, microgrid (MG), with the incorporation of smart grid technologies, distributed energy resources (DERs), a pumped-storage-hydraulic (PSH) unit, and a demand response program (DRP), is a smarter and more reliable electricity provider. DER consists of gas turbines and renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic systems and wind turbines. Better bidding strategies, prepared by MG operators, decrease the electricity cost and emissions from upstream grid and conventional and renewable energy sources (RES). But it is inefficient due to the very high sporadic characteristics of RES and the very high outage rate. To solve these issues, this study… More >

G. Girishkumar^1,*, S. Ganesan², N. Jayakumar³, S. Subramanian⁴

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.1, pp. 609-625, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.027514

Abstract The optimization field has grown tremendously, and new optimization techniques are developed based on statistics and evolutionary procedures. Therefore, it is necessary to identify a suitable optimization technique for a particular application. In this work, Black Widow Optimization (BWO) algorithm is introduced to minimize the cost functions in order to optimize the Multi-Area Economic Dispatch (MAED). The BWO is implemented for two different-scale test systems, comprising 16 and 40 units with three and four areas. The performance of BWO is compared with the available optimization techniques in the literature to demonstrate the strategy’s efficacy. Results show that the optimized cost… More >

T. R. Manikandan^*, Venkatesan Thangavelu

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.1, pp. 431-447, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.026546

Abstract The purpose of the Combined Economic Emission Dispatch (CEED) of electric power is to offer the most exceptional schedule for production units, which must run with both low fuel costs and emission levels concurrently, thereby meeting the lack of system equality and inequality constraints. Economic and emissions dispatching has become a primary and significant concern in power system networks. Consequences of using non-renewable fuels as input to exhaust power systems with toxic gas emissions and depleted resources for future generations. The optimal power allocation to generators serves as a solution to this problem. Emission dispatch reduces emissions while ignoring economic… More >