Finding Optimal Load Dispatch Solutions by Using a Proposed Cuckoo Search Algorithm

Table 1

Information of considered cases and adjustment parameters.

Case	Fuel cost function	Constraint	Subcase	No. of units	(MW)			Best
1	SFS	PL	1.1	3	350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700	10	15	0.9
			1.2	6	600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950	10	25	0.9
			1.3	3	150	10	15	0.9
			1.4	6	700	10	25	0.9
2	SFS	-	2	110	15,000	10	1,000	0.9
3	SFS, EoVLP	-	3.1	3	850	5	20	0.5
			3.2	13	1,800	10	5,000	0.9
			3.3	13	2,520	10	5,000	0.6
			3.4	40	2,500	10	6,000	0.9
			3.5	80	4,100	20	6,000	0.9
4	SFS	PPZ, RPR	4.1	60	10,600	10	1,200	0.9
			4.2	90	15,900	10	1,500	0.9
5	SFS, and	RRL, PPZ, PL	5	15	2,630	20	400	0.5
6	MFS, EoVLP	-	6.1	80	21,600	10	4,000	0.1
			6.2	160	43,200	10	6,000	0.1
			6.3	320	86,400	10	9,000	0.1