Optimal power flow with static VAR compensator based on flower pollination algorithm to minimize real power losses

In this paper, the flower pollination algorithm is used to solve multi-objective problem of optimization in power systems. FPA is an algorithm founded on the pollinating feature of the flowering plants. The weighted sum technique with equal weights has been chosen to solve the multi-objective function. The functions considered are to minimize the power losses in transmission line and cost of the real power generation. In this paper, a shunt type of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) device, namely, Static VAR Compensator (SVC) is used for the purpose of optimal power flow. The results presented here are achieved after performing simulations on an IEEE 14-bus system. The simulation results have been compared with Genetic algorithm (GA). The results show that FPA is more efficient than Genetic algorithm.