%0 Journal Article %A Mat Syai'in and Adi Soeprijanto and Takashi Hiyama %D 2009 %J International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 29, 2009 %T Generator Capability Curve Constraint for PSO Based Optimal Power Flow %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/542 %V 29 %X An optimal power flow (OPF) based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) was developed with more realistic generator security constraint using the capability curve instead of only Pmin/Pmax and Qmin/Qmax. Neural network (NN) was used in designing digital capability curve and the security check algorithm. The algorithm is very simple and flexible especially for representing non linear generation operation limit near steady state stability limit and under excitation operation area. In effort to avoid local optimal power flow solution, the particle swarm optimization was implemented with enough widespread initial population. The objective function used in the optimization process is electric production cost which is dominated by fuel cost. The proposed method was implemented at Java Bali 500 kV power systems contain of 7 generators and 20 buses. The simulation result shows that the combination of generator power output resulted from the proposed method was more economic compared with the result using conventional constraint but operated at more marginal operating point. %P 1079 - 1084