An Augmented Social Network Search Algorithm for Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch Problem

Shahenda Sarhan, Abdullah Shaheen (), Ragab El-Sehiemy and Mona Gafar
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Shahenda Sarhan: Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Shaheen: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez 43533, Egypt
Ragab El-Sehiemy: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
Mona Gafar: Department of Computer Science, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Sulail, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 5, 1-42

Abstract: Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch (ORPD) is one of the main challenges in power system operations. ORPD is a non-linear optimization task that aims to reduce the active power losses in the transmission grid, minimize voltage variations, and improve the system voltage stability. This paper proposes an intelligent augmented social network search (ASNS) algorithm for meeting the previous aims compared with the social network search (SNS) algorithm. The social network users’ dialogue, imitation, creativity, and disputation moods drive the core of the SNS algorithm. The proposed ASNS enhances SNS performance by boosting the search capability surrounding the best possible solution, with the goal of improving its globally searched possibilities while attempting to avoid getting locked in a locally optimal one. The performance of ASNS is evaluated compared with SNS on three IEEE standard grids, IEEE 30-, 57-, and 118-bus test systems, for enhanced results. Diverse comparisons and statistical analyses are applied to validate the performance. Results indicated that ASNS supports the diversity of populations in addition to achieving superiority in reducing power losses up to 22% and improving voltage profiles up to 90.3% for the tested power grids.

Keywords: social network search; effective exploitation strategy; electrical power grids; optimal reactive power dispatch; voltage profile; power losses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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