Application of chaotic krill herd algorithm for optimal power flow with direct current link placement problem

In this paper, a real parameter metaheuristic optimization algorithm (named as chaotic krill herd algorithm (KHA) (CKHA)) is analyzed to solve optimal power flow (OPF) based DC link placement problem. The present study appears to be well capable for replacement of the existing transmission lines by direct current (DC) links to have more secured, flexible and economical operation. DC link equations are incorporated into the conventional OPF problem for the solution of this type of problem. The IEEE 30-bus and IEEE 57-bus test power systems are used to demonstrate the performance of the proposed CKHA. The simulation results obtained from both KHA and CKHA techniques are compared to other recent evolutionary optimization techniques surfaced in the recent state-of-the-art literature. It is revealed that the proposed approach secures better consequence over the other newly originated popular optimization techniques (including basic KHA) and reflects its improved quality solutions and faster convergence speed.