An analysis of economic load dispatch with prohibited zone constraints using BSA algorithm

This paper proposes the implementation of Backtracking Search Algorithm (BSA) algorithm on Economic Load Dispatch problem (ELD) with Prohibited Zone constraints. ELD is an important optimization problem. Currently, Economic Load Dispatch problems have been solved by many types of soft computing techniques. Here, fifteen unit test system has been considered and solved using BSA technique. Optimal fuel cost of applied BSA technique is compared with PSO, PSOCFA, PSOIWA, PSOCFIWA techniques.