Reserve constrained dynamic dispatch of units with valve-point effects

This paper addresses a hybrid solution methodology integrating particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm with the sequential quadratic programming (SQP) method for the reserve constrained dynamic economic dispatch problem (RCDEDP) of generating units considering the valve-point effects. The cost function of the generating units exhibits the nonconvex characteristics, as the valve-point effects are modeled and imposed as rectified sinusoid components. The hybrid method incorporates the PSO algorithm as the main optimizer and SQP as the local optimizer to fine-tune the solution region whenever the PSO algorithm discovers a better solution region in the progress of its run. Thus, the SQP guides PSO for better performance in the complex solution space. To validate the feasibility of the proposed method, a ten-unit system is taken and studied under three different load patterns. The effectiveness and computation performance of the proposed method for the RCDEDP of units with valve-point effects is shown in general.

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