Optimal Power Flow using Metaheuristic Optimization Methods
Jordan Radosavljević*, Miloš Milovaović
Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Priština in Kosovska
Mitrovica,
Kneza Miloša 7, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
*E-mail:
jordan.radosavljevic@pr.ac.rs
ABSTRACT: This paper presents a MATLAB GUI based software tool
to solve the optimal power flow (OPF) problem in power systems. The
computer program, called optimal power flow graphical user interface
(opfgui ), has been developed to present the efficiency of
different metaheuristic optimization methods in solving the OPF problem.
The opfgui program offers a choice of seven standard IEEE test
systems, six objective functions, and ten optimization methods. The
program generates not only optimal solution, that is, optimum control
variables and objective function, but also important results such as,
convergence profile, bus voltages and bus powers, brunch power flows and
losses, violating constraints (if exist), and statistical evaluation of
the results. The software aims to support students in the course of
power system analysis that includes studies of the OPF. Usingopfgui , the students can compare the performances of different
optimization methods in solving the OPF problem.
Keywords: power engineering education; optimal power flow;
metaheuristic optimization method; MATLAB programming, graphical user
interface