Comparative study of metaheuristics methods applied to smart grid network in Morocco

Abstract

The economic dispatch problem of power plays a very important role in the exploitation of electro-energy systems to judiciously distribute power generated by all plants. The unit commitment problem (UCP) consists mainly in finding the minimum cost schedule for a set of generators by switching on or off each one over a given time horizon to meet the demand and satisfy different operational constraints, This research article integrates the crow search algorithm (CSA) as a local optimizer of Eagle strategy (ES) to solve unit commitment problem in smart grid system and economic dispatch of two electricity networks: a testing system 7 units and the Moroccan network.. The results obtained by ES-CSA are compared with various results obtained in the literature. Simulation results show that using ES-CSA can lead to finding stable and adequate power generated that can fulfill the need of both the civil and industrial areas.