Mostafa Kheshti born in Iran in 1987. He received the B.Sc. degree from the Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran, and the M.Sc. degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, where he is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree under the China Government Scholarship. His current research interests include smart grids, energy storage, and renewable energy technologies
Application of particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm on power system operation is studied in this chapter. Relay protection coordination in distribution networks and economic dispatch of generators in the grid are defined as two of power system-related optimization problems where they are solved using PSO. Two case study systems are conducted. The first case study system investigates applicability of PSO on providing proper overcurrent relay settings in the grid, while in the second case study system, the economic dispatch of a 15-unit system is solved where PSO successfully provides the optimum power output of generators with minimum fuel costs to satisfy the load demands and operation constraints. The simulation results in comparison with other methods show the effectiveness of PSO against other algorithms with higher quality of solution and less fuel costs on the same test system.
Part of the book: Particle Swarm Optimization with Applications