An optimization approach to calculation of passive filter parameters based on particle swarm optimization

The paper presents an optimization approach to calculation of parameters of passive filters of different types for centralized reduction of harmonic voltages in the high-voltage network with distributed nonlinear loads. An optimization problem in which the minimum active power losses in the filter are used as an objective function has been formulated. Two forms of constraints for the objective function are suggested: constraints common to all types of filters and individual constraints to consider specific features of each type of filter. A two-stage algorithm based on the particle swarm optimization has been developed to solve the optimization problem. The application of the suggested algorithm to calculation of the thirdorder passive filter parameters is exemplified by a real 220 kV network.