Sinyagovskaya

This article deals with a promising global optimization method that is a method of biogeography (BBO). Efficiency of this algorithm and its implementation was demonstrated by the example of the known complicated minimization problem of the multidimensional Rastrigin function. Integration of implementation of the biogeography method developed in MATLAB with PowerFactory software of DlgSilent was considered; PowerFactory software was used to calculate total power losses in the electric circuit being under consideration. Efficiency of the biogeography method for solving optimization problems of IEEE9 and Kuban’s power networks was investigated with the use of MATLAB BBO + PowerFactory. By optimizing a set of compensators and their physical layout, real-power losses in the specified networks were successfully reduced by 9.2% and 2.5% respectively.