Table 14 The results of the proposed MSSA algorithm on a 40-unit generator with total load demand of 10,500 MW.

From: Memetic Salp Swarm Algorithm for economic load dispatch problems

Unit

\(B_r\)=0.0

\(B_r\)=0.01

\(B_r\)=0.1

\(B_r\)=0.4

1

110.7998

110.8178

114.0000

114.0000

2

113.1539

110.8451

110.8216

113.5050

3

119.7100

97.4001

97.4001

97.4002

4

188.5718

179.7344

179.7333

179.7332

5

96.2543

87.8825

89.1942

96.9978

6

139.4136

140.0000

140.0000

139.9999

7

282.6311

259.5999

259.6006

259.6032

8

284.5996

284.6074

284.6001

284.6036

9

284.5996

284.6027

284.6010

284.6018

10

277.7072

130.0000

130.0000

130.0001

11

317.0001

168.8000

168.7996

168.7997

12

163.7159

94.0000

168.8000

168.8001

13

125.0000

214.7598

214.7600

214.7597

14

394.2730

394.2794

394.2806

394.2795

15

394.2794

304.5196

304.5198

304.5196

16

214.7598

394.2794

394.2795

304.5196

17

399.5196

489.2794

489.2794

489.2794

18

489.2793

489.2794

489.2794

489.2793

19

511.2794

511.2795

511.2796

511.2796

20

511.2794

511.2795

511.2802

511.2795

21

523.2794

523.2796

523.2793

523.2794

22

523.2794

523.2802

523.2794

523.2796

23

523.2794

523.2797

523.2807

523.2795

24

523.2793

523.2794

523.2794

523.2798

25

523.2794

523.2794

523.2794

523.2795

26

523.2794

523.2794

523.2791

523.2795

27

10.0000

10.0000

10.0000

10.0009

28

10.0006

10.0001

10.0000

10.0006

29

14.7525

10.0001

10.0000

10.0013

30

90.5036

96.9980

88.1321

96.9990

31

159.7330

190.0000

190.0000

190.0000

32

186.4487

189.9999

190.0000

190.0000

33

159.8015

190.0000

190.0000

189.9996

34

175.0235

164.8034

164.8004

164.8042

35

164.7999

199.9995

164.8007

199.9997

36

164.8002

199.9973

164.7999

199.9984

37

108.1363

109.9992

110.0000

110.0000

38

100.9330

110.0000

110.0000

109.9994

39

86.2847

110.0000

110.0000

109.9994

40

511.2794

511.2794

511.2805

511.2794

Total cost ($/h)

122,874.53

121,420.97

121,415.45

121,467.10

Mean cost ($/h)

123,712.47

121,457.33

121,468.18

121,490.57

Stdv

499.1294

25.3500

26.6660

27.2863