The Application of Ant Colonies Algorithm in Optimal Positioning Wind Turbine Farms

Abstract

Reduction of fossil fuel resources has made wind energy as one of the most prolific alternative energies in the world. Therefore, the design and operation of the wind turbine farms in many countries has become a priority. The place of installation of the wind turbines is one of the most important issues related to the design of these farms. Therefore, the characteristics of the relevant environmental and other restrictions that are usually linked to a couple of variables in the design of these sites are being considered. In this paper a new method based on Ant Colony algorithm for optimal positioning installation of wind turbine farms in the electrical distribution networks is provided. And the performance of the proposed method is tested and reviewed.