Optimal Placement of the Interline Power Flow Controller using the Bees Algorithm to minimize power loss

The Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC) is a series FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) that has been used for various applications such as power flow control, automatic generation control, oscillation damping, congestion management, power system state estimation and power system protection. The effectiveness of the IPFC varies with position in the power system and so there is motivation to determine the optimal location of the device. Additionally, the optimal location for one application need not necessarily be the optimal location for other applications as well. This study optimally locates the device in order to minimize the power losses in the power system using the Bees Algorithm. Simulations were run on a 5 bus system in MATLAB. Finally, the results obtained from using the Bees Algorithm were compared with results obtained using Particle Swarm Optimization.