Reactive tabu search for optimal power flow under constrained emission dispatch

This paper presents an efficient method to obtain the optimal power flow (OPF) problem under constrained emission dispatch by applying reactive tabu search (RTS) algorithm. The RTS is developed as a derivative-free optimization technique in solving constrained emission OPF problem significantly reduces the computational burden with the strategies that make the search process robust and fast. The effectiveness of the proposed approach has been demonstrated through the IEEE 30-bus, 6-generator, test system. The simulation results reveal that the proposed RTS can yield highly optimal solution and tan reduce computational execution time superior to a standard tabu search. Moreover, the proposed method provides better solution than previous literatures with promising results.