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. 2022 Mar 16;29(6):4049–4083. doi: 10.1007/s11831-022-09730-x

Table 5.

Summary of studies based on multi-objective design

S. No. Author/Year System components Site Mode Hybrid Algorithm Novel Algorithm Compared Methods Objective function Constraints
1 Tahani et al. 2015 [96] PV-wind-battery Iran Off-grid

Flower Pollination Algorithm (FPA)

Simulated Annealing (SA)

FPA/SA

Genetic Algorithm (GA)

Particle swarm optimization (PSO)

(−) LPSP

(+) Cumulative savings

PV panel tilt angle, number of PV panels and number of batteries
2 Lan et al. 2015 [97] PV-diesel-battery A Ship On-grid

Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO)

Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II)

MOPSO/NSGA-II Not Specified

(−) TC

(−) CO2 emission

Number of hybrid system components, ENS and charge quality of the battery
3 Kefyat et al. 2015 [98] Multiple renewable distributed energy generation units (not specified) Iran Off-grid

Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)

Artificial Bee Colony (ABC)

ACO-ABC

Artificial Bee Colony (ABC)

Particle swarm optimization with constriction factor approach (PSO-CFA)

(−) PL

(+) VSI

(−) GHG Emission

(−) COE

Equality constraints
4 Khare et al. 2016 [99] PV-wind-diesel-battery Iran Off-grid

Many optimizing liaisons (MOL)

Teaching{learning based optimization (TLBO)

Hybrid MOL-TLBO

Simple genetic algorithm (SGA)

Particle swarm optimization (PSO)

Many optimizing liaison (MOL)

Teaching{learning based optimization (TLBO)

Improved teaching{learning based optimization (ITLBO)

(−) TAC

(−) LOLP

(−) CO2 emission

Energy balance, and number of wind turbines, PV panels, batteries and Diesel generators
5 Ma et al. 2016 [100] PV-wind-battery China Off-grid

Particle swarm optimization (PSO)

Genetic algorithm (GA)

Natural selection particle swarm optimization (NSPSO) Genetic algorithm (GA)

(−) LPSP

(−) LEP

(−) LCC

(−) K1

Number of type 1 and 2 of PV panels, type 1 and type 2 of wind turbines and batteries
6 Dufo-Lopez et al. 2016 [65] PV-wind-diesel-battery Tindouf On-grid

Multi-objective evolution- ary algorithm (MOEA)

Genetic algorithm (GA)

MOEA-based GA Not Specified

(−) NPC

(+) HDI

(+) JC

Power balance, excess energy and state of charge (SOC)
7 Cho et al. 2016 [101] PV-wind-diesel-battery South Korea Off-grid

Teaching Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO)

Clonal Selection Algorithm (CSA)

TLBO-CS

Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)

Genetic algorithm (GA)

(−) TAC

(+) LPSP

(+) Fuel cost

Number of PV panels, wind turbines, batteries, and Diesel generators and charge value of the battery
8 Yammani et al. 2016 [102] PV-wind-micro turbine- FC India On-grid

Shuffled frog-leap algorithm (SFLA)

Bat algorithm (BAT)

Shuffled bat algorithm (ShBAT)

Genetic Algorithm (GA)

Shuffled frog-leap algorithm (SFLA)

Bat algorithm (BAT)

(−) PL

(+) VSI

(+) Line flow capacity index

Equality and Inequality con- straints
9 Bakshi et al. 2017 [103] PV-wind-battery India On-grid

Modified Human Opinion Dynamics (MHOD)

Gravitational Search Algo- rithmm (GSA)

MHODGSA Gravitational Search Algorithmm (GSA)

(−) PL

(+) VSI

Power balance equality con- straints of the power ow equations
10 Abdelshafy et al. 2018 [104] PV-wind-hydrogen- diesel-battery Egypt On-grid

Particle Swarm Optimiza- tion (PSO)

Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO)

PSO{GWO

Classical Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)

Classical Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO)

(−) TAC

(−) CO2 emission

Number of hybrid system components, energy storage capacity of hydrogen tank, renewable fraction and DOD
11 Bhullar et al. 2018 [105] Multiple renewable DEG units (not specified) India On-grid

Artificial Bee Colony (ABC)

Cuckoo Search (CS)

ABC-CS

Genetic Algorithm (GA)

Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)

GA-PSO

(−) Power loss

(+) Voltage pro-file

Bus voltages constraints and real-reactive power limits of generators
12 Senthil et al. 2018 [106] PV-Wind-FC India

Particle Swarm Optimiza- tion algorithm (PSO)

Nelder-Mead Algorithm (NM)

Hybrid Nelder Mead-Particle Swarm Optimiza- tion (HNMPSO)

Genetic Algorithm (GA)

Particle Swarm Optimization algo- rithm (PSO)

(−) Power Loss Power balance constraints, Bus voltage constraint, Bus voltage stability margin, and DG penetration constraint in network
13 Nowdeh et al. 2019 [107] PV-wind India On-grid

Teaching-Learning Based Optimization (TLBO)

Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO)

MOHTLBOGWO In comparison with each of the meth- ods being used individually

(−) Power losses

(−) ENS

Equilibrium power, bus volt- ages, DG generation limits, and line capacity
14 Sambaiah et al. 2019 [108] PV-wind India On-grid

Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO)

Differential Evolution (DE)

Hybrid GWO Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)

(−) PL

(+) Voltage sta- bility

(+) Network security index

Equality and inequality con- straints
15 Battapothula et al. 2019 [109] Multiple distributed energy generation units (not specified) India On-grid

Shuffled Frog Leap Algorithm (SFLA)

Teaching and Learn- ing Based Optimization (TLBO)

SFL-TLBO In comparison with each of the meth- ods being used individually

(−) Voltage devia- tion

(−) PL

(−) DGs cost

(−) The energy consumption of electric vehicle users

Charging stations constraints and DG constraints
16 Radosavljević, et al. 2020 [110] PV-wind Serbia On-grid

Particle Swarm Optimiza- tion algorithm (PSO)

Gravitation search algo- rithm (GSA)

PPSOGSA

ACO-ABC

Modifed teaching-learning based opti- mization (MTLBO)

Symbiotic Organism search (SOS)

(−) Total energy loss

(+) Voltage profit

Power Flow Constraints, bus Voltage and Branch Load Constraints, and renewable distributed generation Capac- ity Constraints
17 Rezaeimozafar et al. 2020 [111] Renewable resources, EV charging stations, and energy storage systems Iran On-grid

Genetic Algorithm (GA)

Particle Swarm Optimiza- tion (PSO)

GA-PSO

NSGA-II

DE

GA

E-PSO

(−) PL

(−) Voltage fluc tuations

(−) Demand sup- plying costs

Demand-Supply Balance, bus Voltage Limitations, line Cur- rent Constraint, and pricing Constraints
18 Abuelrub et al. 2020 [112] PV-wind-battery India On/Off-grid

Biogeography-based optimi- sation (BBO)

Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm (PSO)

GPSBBO

Non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II)

Multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm(MOPSO)

(−) TC

(−) System index of reliability

Power balance between the generated and consumed power
19 Sultan et al. 2021 [113] PV-wind-FC Egypt On/Off-grid

Artificial Ecosystem Optimization (AEO)

Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA)

Improved Artificial Ecosystem Optimization (IAEO)

Artificial Ecosystem Optimization (AEO)

Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)

Salp Swarm Algorithm (SSA)

Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO)

(−) COE

(−) LPSP

(−) Excess energy

Equality and inequality constraints
20 Suman et al. 2021 [114] PV-wind-bio-generator- diesel-battery India Off-grid

Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO)

Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)

Hybrid PSO-GWO

Ant Lion Optimisation (ALO)

Teaching Learning Based Optimisa- tion (TLBO)

Whale optimisation algorithm (WOA)

Cuckoo search algorithm (CSA)

Artificial Bee Colony (ABC)

(−) COE

(−) LPSP

(−) Excess energy

Number of hybrid system components
21 Aliabadi et al. 2021 [115] PV-wind-battery Iran On-grid

Crow search algorithm (CSO)

Particle Swarm Optimiza- tion algorithm (PSO)

Improved Crow search algorithm (ICSO)

Crow search algorithm (CSO)

Particle Swarm Optimization algo- rithm (PSO)

Manta ray foraging optimization (MRFO)

(−) Cost

(−) Loss

(−) Voltage profile

Number of hybrid system components, size of batteries, Network bus voltage con- straint, Allowable current constraint, Peak capacity of each renewable DG constraint, and Power balance constraint

(−)-Minimize; (+)-Maximize