Jadavpur University

About: Jadavpur University is a education organization based out in Kolkata, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Fuzzy logic. The organization has 10856 authors who have published 27678 publications receiving 422069 citations. The organization is also known as: JU & Jadabpur University.

A literature review on integration of distributed energy resources in the perspective of control, protection and stability of microgrid

Abstract: The concept of integration of distributed energy resources for formation of microgrid will be most significant in near future. The latest research and development in the field of microgrid as a promising power system through a comprehensive literature review is presented in this paper. It shows a broad overview on the worldwide research trend on microgrid which is most significant topic at present. This literature survey reveals that integration of distributed energy resources, operation, control, power quality issues and stability of microgrid system should be explored to implement microgrid successfully in real power scenario.

Particle Swarm Optimization and Differential Evolution Algorithms: Technical Analysis, Applications and Hybridization Perspectives

Abstract: Since the beginning of the nineteenth century, a significant evolution in optimization theory has been noticed. Classical linear programming and traditional non-linear optimization techniques such as Lagrange’s Multiplier, Bellman’s principle and Pontyagrin’s principle were prevalent until this century. Unfortunately, these derivative based optimization techniques can no longer be used to determine the optima on rough non-linear surfaces. One solution to this problem has already been put forward by the evolutionary algorithms research community. Genetic algorithm (GA), enunciated by Holland, is one such popular algorithm. This chapter provides two recent algorithms for evolutionary optimization – well known as particle swarm optimization (PSO) and differential evolution (DE). The algorithms are inspired by biological and sociological motivations and can take care of optimality on rough, discontinuous and multimodal surfaces. The chapter explores several schemes for controlling the convergence behaviors of PSO and DE by a judicious selection of their parameters. Special emphasis is given on the hybridizations of PSO and DE algorithms with other soft computing tools. The article finally discusses the mutual synergy of PSO with DE leading to a more powerful global search algorithm and its practical applications.

Bacterial Foraging Optimization Algorithm: Theoretical Foundations, Analysis, and Applications

Abstract: Bacterial foraging optimization algorithm (BFOA) has been widely accepted as a global optimization algorithm of current interest for distributed optimization and control BFOA is inspired by the social foraging behavior of Escherichia coli BFOA has already drawn the attention of researchers because of its efficiency in solving real-world optimization problems arising in several application domains The underlying biology behind the foraging strategy of Ecoli is emulated in an extraordinary manner and used as a simple optimization algorithm This chapter starts with a lucid outline of the classical BFOA It then analyses the dynamics of the simulated chemotaxis step in BFOA with the help of a simple mathematical model Taking a cue from the analysis, it presents a new adaptive variant of BFOA, where the chemotactic step size is adjusted on the run according to the current fitness of a virtual bacterium Nest, an analysis of the dynamics of reproduction operator in BFOA is also discussed The chapter discusses the hybridization of BFOA with other optimization techniques and also provides an account of most of the significant applications of BFOA until date

Chronic Arsenic Toxicity in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India—A Review and Commentary

Abstract: Fifty districts of Bangladesh and 9 districts in West Bengal, India have arsenic levels in groundwater above the World Health Organization's maximum permissible limit of 50 μg/L. The area and popul...