An enhanced Lagrangian neural network for the ELD problems with piecewise quadratic cost functions and nonlinear constraints

Abstract This paper presents a new Lagrangian artificial neural network (ANN) and its application to the power system economic load dispatch (ELD) problems with piecewise quadratic cost functions (PQCFs) and nonlinear constraints. By restructuring the dynamics of the modified Lagrangian ANN [IEEE ICNN, 1 (1996) 537], stable convergence characteristics are obtained even with the nonlinear constraints. The convergence speeds are enhanced by employing the momentum technique and providing a criteria for choosing the learning rate parameters. Instead of having one convex cost function for each unit, which is normally the case in typical ELD problem formulations, more realistic multiple quadratic cost functions are used to reflect the effects of valve point loadings and possible fuel changes. In addition, the B matrix approach is employed for more accurate estimation of the transmission losses than treating them as a constant, which necessitate the inclusion of a nonlinear equality constraint. The effectiveness of the proposed ANN applied to the ELD problem is demonstrated through extensive simulation tests.

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