Performance of Various Metaheuristic Techniques for Economic Dispatch Problem with Valve Point Loading Effects and Multiple Fueling Options

Table 1

Parameter setting/values using PS and SA.

PS		SA
Parameters	Settings	Parameters	Setting
Poll method	MADS positive basis 2N	Start point size	15
Poll order	Random	Population size	300
Mesh size	(1, 15)	Annealing function	Boltzmann
Expansion factor	2.5	Reannealing interval	150
Contraction factor	0.7	Temperature update	Exponential
Penalty factor	150	Initial temperature	100
Initial range	0-1	Bound	Problem specific
Maximum function Evaluations	30000	Maximum function evaluation	45000
Maximum iterations	1500	Maximum iterations	1500
Others	Default	Others	Default