2134/20509 Jose L. Rueda Jose L. Rueda Istvan Erlich Istvan Erlich Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt Performance assessment of evolutionary algorithms in power system optimization problems Loughborough University 2016 Evolutionary algorithm Hydrothermal system Transmission pricing 2016-03-08 15:56:54 Conference contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Performance_assessment_of_evolutionary_algorithms_in_power_system_optimization_problems/9579113 Due to the stochastic nature, there are several concerns on the effectiveness and robustness of evolutionary algorithms when applied to solve different kinds of optimization problems in power systems field. To address this issue, this paper provides a comparative analysis of several evolutionary algorithms based on parametric and non-parametric statistical tests. Numerical examples are based on hydrothermal system operation and transmission pricing optimization problems.