The traditional unidirectional, passive distribution power grids are rapidly developing into
bidirectional, interactive, multi-coordinated smart grids that cover distributed power …

This paper proposes an improved social spider optimization (ISSO) for achieving different
objectives of optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD). The proposed ISSO method is …

This paper proposes a novel, reliable, and effective hybrid approach based on the
integration of the firefly algorithm (FA) and the adaptive particularly tunable fuzzy particle …

Voltage instability problem has been known as a significant threat to power system
operation since its occurrence can lead to power interruption. This phenomenon can be due …

Accepted: 17 May 2021 In this paper, a synergetic approach based on particle swarm
optimization (SC-PSO) technique is proposed for Single-Phase Shunt Active Power Filter …

This paper constructs a reliable reactive power optimization (RPO) model of power grid with
the controlled participation of high‐penetration wind and solar energies and provides a …

This research presents a Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization with Bat Algorithm (HPSOBA)
based approach to solve Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch (ORPD) problem. The primary …

The dispatch of Optimal reactive power plays a vital role in power networks to maintain the
desirable voltages at the buses. The power networks with conventional thermal generators …

The best time variant acceleration coefficients (TVAC) of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)
algorithm is considered a difficult process. In addition to that issue, solution of complicated …

Reactive power dispatch is a nonlinear problem which has both equality and inequality
constraints. In this thesis, PSO algorithm and MATPOWER 6.0 toolbox are applied to solve …