An Amended Crow Search Algorithm for Hybrid Active Power Filter Design

Hybrid Active Power Filter (HAPF) imbibes the advantages of both passive and active power filters. These filters are considered one of the important technologies for mitigating harmonic pollution in electrical systems. Accurate estimation of filter parameters is a key component to reduce harmonic pollution effectively. In recent years, several optimization approaches have been reported to solve this estimation problem; still, this area is worthy of further investigation. This paper is a proposal for an estimator that can estimate the parameter of HAPF configuration accurately. For evolving this estimator, first, an objective function that mathematically embeds filter parameters and harmonic pollution is presented. For handling the optimization process, an Amended Crow Search Algorithm (ACSA) is proposed. ACSA employs a local search algorithm (in the form of a pattern search) for obtaining optimal results. The analysis of the estimation process is carried out on two HAPF configurations. Various analyses that include harmonic pollution statistical analysis along with fitness function value analysis reveal that the proposed algorithm acquires optimal results as compared with other recently published and reported algorithms. Further, the proposed filter configurations are tested with the existing filter. The results prove that the proposed filter shows promising results.