A Modified Social Spider Optimization for Economic Dispatch with Valve-Point Effects

Economic dispatch (ED) aims to allocate the generation of units to minimize the total production cost. This dispatch is generally formulated with nonsmooth and nonconvex cost function due to valve-point effects and various constraints, where the conventional methods are inapplicable. An improved soc...

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Main Authors: Wenqiang Yang, Tingli Cheng, Yuanjun Guo, Zhile Yang, Wei Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2865929