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An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization with Biogeography-Based Learning Strategy for Economic Dispatch Problems

Table 11

Comparison of fuel costs and statistical results for test system 5 (110-unit system,  MW).

AlgorithmMinimum cost ($/h)Mean cost ($/h)Maximum cost ($/h)Standard deviationTime (s)

SAB [71]206912.9057207764.73NANANA
SAF [71]207380.5164207813.37NANANA
SA [71]198352.6413201595.19NANANA
ORCCRO [72]198016.29198016.32198016.89NA0.15
BBO [72]198241.166198413.45199,102.59NA115
DE/BBO [72]198231.06198326.66198,828.57NA132
OIWO [69]197989.14197989.41197989.93NA31

CLPSO198137.7198200.37198257.5627.8823.43
SLPSO198240.4198351.62198602.169622.59
BLPSO197988.16197988.18197988.19022.81

NA means the data are not available in the literature.