Research Article

A Hybrid Evolutionary Approach to Design Off-Grid Electrification Projects with Distributed Generation

Table 5

GA-PSO vs centralized/decentralized models.

CentralizedGA-PSODecentralized

CM1

DG units 3 4 5
Ploss [kW] 2.30 1.83 1.55
Total Cost [] 91759 95232 100157
Quality Issues 4 0 0

CM2

DG units 4 5 6
Ploss [kW] 3.88 3.53 3.35
Total Cost [] 127656 130050 133277
Quality Issues 3 0 0