Salp swarm algorithm for solving optimal power flow problem with thyristor-controlled series capacitor

In this paper, a salp swarm algorithm (SSA) is proposed for solving the optimal power flow (OPF) problem of a power system with the incorporation of the thyristor-controlled series capacitor (TCSC). The proposed methodology is implemented for determining the optimal setting of control variables for the OPF problem, which includes the real power of generators buses, voltages of generator buses, reactive power injected by shunt compensators, and tap changing transformer ratios. The performance of the proposed approach is validated and tested on the standard IEEE-30 bus system and single-objective functions, including transmission line losses. The severity factor has been minimized and the result obtained is compared with the existing algorithms. Simulation results achieved with the proposed SSA approach demonstrate that it results in an effective and better solution for the OPF problem.