New Metaheuristic Algorithms for Reactive Power Optimization

Abstract

Optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) is significant regarding operating the practice safely and efficiently. The ORPD is beneficial to recover the voltage profile, diminish the losses and increase the voltage stability. The ORPD is a complicated optimization issue in which the total active power loss is reduced by detecting the power-system control variables, like generator voltages, tap ratios of tap-changer transformers, and requited reactive power, ideally. This study offers new approaches based on Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm (SFLA) and Tree Seed Algorithm (TSA) to solve the best ORPD. The results of the approaches are offered set against the current results studied in the literature. The recommended algorithms were tested by IEEE-30 and IEEE-118 bus systems to discover the optimal reactive power control variables. It was observed that the obtained results are more successful than the other algorithms.