Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch problem integrating probabilistic model of wind power for uncertainties in load using JAYA algorithm

The optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) is a method for optimising power system engineering to reduce power loss and voltage deviation. This work addresses the ORPD problem considering load uncertainty, where load is varied in ten different instances. The optimal conditions have been determined for the system with minimum power loss and minimum total voltage deviations for different loading instances. The problem has also been integrated with the probabilistic nature of wind power, calculated using the Weibull Probability Distribution Function (WPDF). The aim is to obtain the optimal values of wind power using the WPDF for two separate cases: overestimation and underestimation, integrate these power individually, and minimise both the power loss and voltage deviation for the ten different loading scenarios. This hybrid wind power integrated ORPD problem, considering load uncertainty, has been tested on the IEEE 30 and IEEE 57 bus systems using the JAYA algorithm and other optimisation techniques. This tuning-parameter-free JAYA algorithm has obtained the best solutions for power loss of 1.8641 MW and TVD of 0.123 p.u. for the overestimated wind power integration at the IEEE 30 bus system at 100% loading compared to the other algorithms. It also acquired the best power loss and TVD solutions of 1.9144 MW and 0.1245 p.u., respectively, for the underestimated wind power at the same bus system for 100% loading with the highest convergence rate. The overall study establishes the JAYA algorithm as a superior optimising technique for solving this hybrid ORPD problem compared to the other techniques. © 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.