REFINED GENETIC ALGORITHM - ECONOMIC-DISPATCH EXAMPLE

A genetic-based algorithm is;sed to solve an economic dispatch (ED) problem.,The algorithm utilizes payoff information of perspective Solutions to evaluate optimality. Thus, the constraints of classical LaGrangian techniques on unit curves are eliminated. Using an economic dispatch problem as a basis for comparison, several different techniques which enhance program efficiency and accuracy, such as mutation prediction, elitism, interval approximation and penalty factors, are explored. Two unique generic algorithms are also compared. The results are verified for a sample problem using a classical technique.