ABSTRACT
Abstract .....................................................................................................484 18.1 Introduction ....................................................................................485 18.2 Problem Formulation .....................................................................486 18.2.1 Objective Functions .........................................................487 18.2.1.1 Real Power Loss ..............................................487 18.2.1.2 Voltage Deviation ............................................487 18.2.1.3 Investment Cost ...............................................487 18.2.2 Constraints ........................................................................487 18.2.2.1 Equality Constraints ........................................488 18.2.2.2 Inequality Constraints .....................................488 18.2.3 Multiobjective Formulation .............................................489 18.3 The Bacterial Foraging Algorithm .................................................489 18.3.1 Chemotaxis .......................................................................490 18.3.2 Swarming .........................................................................490 18.3.3 Reproduction ....................................................................491
