Optimal sizing and distribution system reconfiguration of hybrid FC/WT/PV system using cluster computing based on harmony search algorithm

Abstract

Reconfigurable hybrid energy systems are vividly becoming very popular. Many algorithms were developed to optimize the best configuration of the distributed system in order to maximize the voltage stability index (VSI), minimize the power loss, minimize the cost of energy generated by distributed generating sources (DGS) and minimize the total emission produced by DGS and the grid. This paper Presented application of harmony search algorithm to for optimal sizing and distribution system reconfiguration of hybrid fuel cell (FC), wind turbine (WT) and photovoltaic (PV) system for maximizing VSI, minimizing the cost, power loss and emission and also proposal a cluster computing based novel method to identify the bus to which the renewable energy sources can be connected for optimal utilization.