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Energy Management of an Isolated Wind/Photovoltaic Microgrid Using Cuckoo Search Algorithm

Hani Albalawi^1,3, Ahmed M. Kassem², Sherif A. Zaid^1,3,4,*, Abderrahim Lakhouit⁵, Muhammed A. Arshad⁶

1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 47913, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
3 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Centre (REEEC), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 47913, Saudi Arabia
4 Department of Electrical Power, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, 12613, Egypt
5 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 47913, Saudi Arabia
6 Sensor Networks and Cellular System Research Centre, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding Author: Sherif A. Zaid. Email: