A Survey of Particle Swarm Optimization Applications in Electric Power Systems

TLDR

Particle swarm optimization has gained significant attention across diverse research domains. This survey reviews PSO applications for optimization in electric power systems and outlines potential future uses and theoretical research. The review emphasizes PSO’s key features, advantages over other algorithms, and recent development trends in electric power system applications.

Abstract

Particle swarm optimization (PSO) has received increased attention in many research fields recently. This paper presents a comprehensive coverage of different PSO applications in solving optimization problems in the area of electric power systems. It highlights the PSO key features and advantages over other various optimization algorithms. Furthermore, recent trends with regard to PSO development in this area are explored. This paper also discusses PSO possible future applications in the area of electric power systems and its potential theoretical studies.