This paper introduces an Improved Artificial Bee Colony algorithm for modeling and managing Micro Grid (MG) connected system. IABC differs from ABC because of its inclusion of Gravitational search algorithm (GSA) in the scout bee phase. Hence, the scout bee phase is substantially improved as the gravitational constant of GSA increases searching accuracy. As already ABC works with memory, IABC t...

This study focuses on the shape optimization of concrete gravity dams considering dam– water–foundation interaction and nonlinear effects subject to earthquake. The concrete gravity dam is considered as a two–dimensional structure involving the geometry and material nonlinearity effects. For the description of the nonlinear behavior of concrete material under earthquake loads, the Drucker–Prage...

A new Meta heuristic approach called ”Randomized gravitational emulation search algorithm (RGES)” for solving vertex covering problems has been designed. This algorithm is found upon introducing randomization concept along with the two of the four primary parameters ’velocity’ and ’gravity’ in physics. A new heuristic operator is introduced in the domain of RGES to maintain feasibility specific...

A new Meta heuristic approach called ”Randomized gravitational emulation search algorithm (RGES)” for solving large size set covering problems has been designed. This algorithm is found upon introducing randomization concept along with the two of the four primary parameters ’velocity’ and ’gravity’ in physics. A new heuristic operator is introduced in the domain of RGES to maintain feasibility ...

Damping of inter-area electromechanical oscillations is one of the major challenges to the electric power system operators. This paper presents Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) for tuning Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) based damping controller to improve power system oscillation stability. In the proposed algorithm, the searcher agents are a collection of masses which interact...