Application of The Ant-Based Network for Power System Restoration

Abstract

This paper developed an algorithm of parallel ant colony to solve the problem of restoration. The proposed algorithm is a parallel mechanism based on ant colony optimization (ACO) and has cooperative interactions among ant colonies. It has both the advantage of ACO, the ability to find feasible solutions and to avoid premature convergence, and the advantage of heuristics, the ability to conduct fine-tuning to find the optimal solutions. This paper focuses on restoration associated with power failures such as island formations or blackouts resulting from significant loss of generation or bulk power transmission. The propose method will use the Ant-based Network and analysis techniques to search the optimal re-energize path and build the optimal restorative strategies, in order to restore un-served load with the minimal time and cost.