# Optimal Economic Dispatch Using Mayfly Optimization Algorithm in Sulbagsel Electricity System with Integrated Renewable Energy Sources > Hasanah R.N. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/pub_scopus_85214257674 Jurnal / Konferensi: International Journal of Intelligent Engineering and Systems Tahun terbit: 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.22266/ijies2025.0229.63 ISSN: 2185310X Kuartil SJR: Q3 Citations: 3 ## Authors - Hasanah R.N. ## Abstract This study focuses on optimizing generation costs for thermal power plants in the Southern Sulawesi (Sulbagsel) electricity system by incorporating Renewable Energy Sources (RESs).The Improved Mayfly Algorithm (IMA), inspired by the mating and flight behaviors of adult mayflies and enhanced with Exponent Decreasing Inertia Weight (EDIW) to adjust inertia variations, is applied to minimize generation costs.The effectiveness of the proposed IMA is evaluated through comparisons with other methods, such as the Quadratic Time Optimization (QTO) and the standard MA.Statistical analysis of the benchmarking results demonstrates that IMA outperforms comparable other algorithms.For the first case, mid-day peak load, the optimization results show that QTO reduces costs by 24.24%, MA by 24.25%, and the proposed IMA by 24.28%.In the second case, nighttime peak load, the cost reductions achieved are 25.96% for QTO, 26.28% for MA, and 26.72% for IMA. ## Keywords - Computer science - Renewable energy - Electricity - Mathematical optimization - Optimization algorithm - Mayfly - Economic dispatch - Energy (signal processing) - Electric power system - Electrical engineering - Mathematics - Power (physics) - Engineering - Statistics - Botany - Nymph - Biology - Physics - Quantum mechanics --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.