Solution of economic problem with co-generation units using mine blast algorithm

In this article economic load dispatch problem with co-generation units has been solved using mine blast algorithm with some non-linearities like valve point loading effect etc. The primary objective of CHPED is to determine power and heat allocation among power only, co-generation and heat only units where cost will be minimum. This newly proposed algorithm is built on the basis of bomb explosion. This technique searches for the global optimum. It based on distance and direction of shrapnel species. This method has been tested on co-generation systems with equality and in-equality constraints and advantage of this algorithm proves by comparing with other algorithms.