A modified crow search algorithm (MCSA) for solving economic load dispatch problem

• Published in: Applied soft computing Vol. 71; pp. 51 - 65
• Main Authors: Mohammadi, Farid, Abdi, Hamdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Economic load dispatch (ELD); Evolutionary algorithms (EAs); Modified crow search algorithm (MCSA); Optimization; Modified crow search algorithm (MCSA); Evolutionary algorithms (EAs); Economic load dispatch (ELD); Optimization

•Applying a novel evolutionary optimization algorithm namely MCSA to ELD problem.•Proposing two modification methods for improving the CSA performance.•Applying the MCSA to five well-known ELD test systems.•Employing four well-known benchmark functions to verify the MCSA.•Addressing the MCSA as a hi...