Cuckoo search algorithm for short term hydrothermal scheduling

Abstract

This paper presents a novel nature inspired cuckoo search algorithm (CSA) to solve short term hydrothermal scheduling problems. The effectiveness of CSA algorithm is examined on three different test cases considering quadratic cost with and without prohibited discharge zones (PDZ), quadratic cost with prohibited discharge zones and valve point loading (VPL) effect in thermal unit. The outcome of simulation were compared with other recent reported approaches demonstrates the superiority of CSA algorithm.