Optimal multi-objective placement and sizing of passive and active power filters by a fuzzy-improved harmony search algorithm

Abstract

Summary In this paper, the authors present a new method for simultaneous optimal placement and sizing (PLAS) of the passive power filters (PPFs) and active power filters (APFs) with acceptable standard levels. Total harmonic distortion of voltage, total harmonic distortion of current, harmonic transmission line loss and total cost of installed PPFs and APFs are the four objectives considered in the optimization, while individual and total harmonic distortion, fundamental reactive power compensation, parallel and series resonance, detuning of the PPFs and maximum allowable APF size are satisfied with predetermined trust levels. The proposed model is one of the non‐convex optimization problems having a non‐linear mixed‐integer nature. Hence, a new improved harmony search algorithm (IHSA) is used and followed by a fuzzy satisfying method in order to obtain the final optimal solution. The IHSA is a recently developed optimization algorithm which imitates the music improvisation process. In this process, the Harmonists improvise their instrument pitches searching for the perfect state of harmony. The newly developed method has been implemented on the IEEE 18‐bus test system by three cases to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method. Simulation results illustrate the sufficiency and profitableness of the newly developed method in the PLAS of the multiple passive and APFs, when compared with other methods. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

A Review on Optimization of Active Power Filter Placement and Sizing Methods

“…The loads, being the source of higher harmonics, are connected to nodes with a voltage of 12.5 kV. This system, with various load configurations, was used in the following works [111,[114][115][116]121,129,131,141,143,147]. The complete list of test systems for individual publications is shown in Table 3.…”

A Novel Electromagnetic Coupling Reactor Based Passive Power Filter with Dynamic Tunable Function

“…A passive dynamic tunable filter (PDTF), based on the loop control theory, realizes the on-line real-time detection of the dissonance of filter and automatic adjustment of the inductance of electromagnetic coupling reactor, and thus, the frequency of filter is able to couple with harmonic frequency again [24]. After a long-term trial run of the prototype of PDTF, it was observed that the filtering performance of PDTF is closely related to the parameters of main circuit (the parameters of filter capacitor and electromagnetic coupling reactor), and the dynamic filtering performance of PDTF is influenced by the tuning method [25].…”

A New Optimization Framework for Harmonic Compensation Considering Plug‐in Electric Vehicle Penetration Using Adaptive Particularly Tunable Fuzzy Chaotic Particle Swarm Optimization

“…To illustrate previous research works which have been conducted regarding the methodology and different types of the filters used in the harmonic compensation framework, Table 1 comprehensively shows the harmonic compensation taxonomy including various studies. [ 7–52 ] Based on the magnitude of the harmonic pollution by NLs, it was decided to utilize one or multiple PPFs and APLCs to participate in harmonic compensation. This framework can consist of an objective function (OF) or multiOFs, uncertainty consideration, single‐objective or multiobjective solution method, etc.…”

“…The allocation and sizing of the combination of PPFs and APLCs (hybrid APF) have been applied to the harmonic compensation problem based on different studies. [45][46][47][48][49][50] For instance, due to the nonlinearity and intricacy of the harmonic compensation problem, a combination of optimization methods between melody search and augmented Powell heuristic has been used in the study by Kiani-Moghaddam et al, [45] wherein they comprehensively focused on various uncertainties, such as filter location and harmonic currents generated by NLs. The PSO method has been employed for solving harmonic compensation using the hybrid APF.…”