This paper proposes an improved bacterial foraging algorithm for electrical load distribution to impro-ve power plants’ efficiency and reduce energy consumption costs. In the chemotaxis stage, the adaptive step size is introduced to accelerate the random search speed compared with the traditional algorithm. In the replication stage, a hybrid crisscross operator is proposed to replace the traditional binary replication method in the algorithm to ensure the diversity of the population and improve the efficiency of the algorithm. The adaptive dynamic probability is used instead of the initial fixed probability to improve the global search performance of the algorithm. The mathematical model of electrical load distribution in a natural power plant is established, and the improved bacterial foraging algorithm is used to solve the model. Through comparative analysis of two power plant unit experiments, it is proved that the results of the improved algorithm can reduce 3.671% and 1.06% respectively compared with the particle swarm optimization algorithm, and 7.26% and 1.37% respectively compared with the traditional bacterial foraging algorithm, which can significantly reduce the coal consumption of the power plant.
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Zhang, Y., & Lv, Y. (2023). Research on electrical load distribution using an improved bacterial foraging algorithm. Frontiers in Energy Research, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1103038
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