Author(s)

T. Hariharan^1*, K. Mohana Sundaram²

¹Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology, Salem, India.
²Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vel Tech MultiTech, Avadi, Chennai, India.

Firefly algorithm is the new intelligent algorithm used for all complex engineering optimization problems. Power system has many complex optimization problems one of which is the optimal power flow (OPF). Basically, it is minimizing optimization problem and subjected to many complex objective functions and constraints. Hence, firefly algorithm is used to solve OPF in this paper. The aim of the firefly is to optimize the control variables, namely generated real power, voltage magnitude and tap setting of transformers. Flexible AC Transmission system (FACTS) devices may used in the power system to improve the quality of the power supply and to reduce the cost of the generation. FACTS devices are classified into series, shunt, shunt-series and series-series connected devices. Unified power flow controller (UPFC) is shunt-series type device that posses all capabilities to control real, reactive powers, voltage and reactance of the connected line in the power system. Hence, UPFC is included in the considered IEEE 30 bus for the OPF solution.

Real Power Loss, Fuel Cost, Optimal Power Flow, Unified Power Flow Controller, Firefly Algorithm

Hariharan, T. and Sundaram, K. (2016) Optimal Power Flow Using Firefly Algorithm with Unified Power Flow Controller. Circuits and Systems, 7, 1934-1942. doi: 10.4236/cs.2016.78168.