The addition of distributed generation to a power system improves its performance. It makes
it more sustainable and efficient. But it also poses substantial challenges for designing a …

Technology advancement in the last few decades allows large penetration of renewable
energy resources in the distribution network (DN). The integration of such resources has …

Relay Coordination in a big distribution system with multiple meshes and bidirectional
power feed becomes very Complex for protection engineers. Manual and graph theory …

Optimal coordination of directional overcurrent relays (DOCRs) is a highly constrained and
nonlinear optimization problem. The operating time of each relay depends on two …

In this paper, a comparison of evolutionary-based optimization techniques for structural
design optimization problems is presented. Furthermore, a hybrid optimization technique …

Nowadays, distributed generations (DGs) and microgrids play a significant role in
development of power systems, but DGs produce several protection problems especially in …

The optimal coordination of Directional Overcurrent Relays (DOCRs) is of paramount
importance for power systems protection. The optimization model of this problem is non …

One major concern in using over current relays (OCRs) is their coordination in power system
protection to decrease the pressure of electrical equipment and avoid mal‐trip in the primary …

Balancing the exploration and exploitation in any nature-inspired optimization algorithm is
an essential task, while solving the real-world global optimization problems. Therefore, the …

This article has four main objectives. These are: to develop the dynamic fitness-distance
balance (d FDB) selection method for meta-heuristic search algorithms, to develop a strong …