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Journal
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This paper presents a new hybrid approach integrating the cross-entropy (CE) algorithm and the sequential quadratic programming (SQP) technique to solve the economic load dispatch (ELD) problem related to electrical power generating units. Due to the introduction of the valve-point effect in the ELD objective function, the optimization task requires tools appropriate for a nonconvex optimization landscape. In this respect, we employ the CE approach, which constructs a random sequence of solutions probabilistically converging to a near-optimal solution and, thus, facilitating the exploration capability. Additionally, to fine-tune the solution in promising basins of attraction, the SQP algorithm is invoked, which performs a local search. Despite its reliance on a global heuristic scheme, CE-SQP is vested with fast convergence capability, which may entail its use for online power dispatch. The effectiveness and the …
Publisher: 
IEEE
Publication date: 
21 Jan 2014
Authors: 

MSP Subathra, S Easter Selvan, T Aruldoss Albert Victoire, A Hepzibah Christinal, Umberto Amato

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Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Pages: 1031-1044
Origin: 
IEEE Systems Journal