This article develops an efficient and reliable evolutionary programming algorithm, namely quasi-oppositional biogeography-based optimization, for solving optimal power flow problems. To improve the simulation results...
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This article develops an efficient and reliable evolutionary programming algorithm, namely quasi-oppositional biogeography-based optimization, for solving optimal power flow problems. To improve the simulation results as well as the speed of convergence, opposition-based learning is incorporated in the original biogeography-based optimization algorithm. In order to investigate the performance, the proposed scheme is applied on optimal power flow problems of standard 26-bus, IEEE 118-bus, and IEEE 300-bus systems;and comparisons among mixed-integer particle swarm optimization, evolutionary programming, the genetic algorithm, original biogeography-based optimization, and quasi-oppositional biogeography-based optimization are presented. The results show that the new quasi-oppositional biogeography-based optimization algorithm outperforms the other techniques in terms of convergence speed and global search ability.
In this paper, a Biogeography Based Optimization (BBO) technique is introduced to solve multi-constrained optimal reactive power flow (ORPF) problem in power system. ORPF is a multi-objective nonlinear optimization pr...
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In this paper, a Biogeography Based Optimization (BBO) technique is introduced to solve multi-constrained optimal reactive power flow (ORPF) problem in power system. ORPF is a multi-objective nonlinear optimization problem that minimizes the bus voltage deviation and real power loss. The feasibility of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated for IEEE 30-bus system and IEEE 118-bus system. A comparison of simulation results reveals optimization efficacy of the proposed scheme over other well established population based optimization techniques like conventional particle swarm optimization (PSO), general passive congregation PSO (GPAC), local passive congregation PSO (LPAC), coordinated aggregation (CA) and interior point based OPF (IP-OPF). (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The tree topology in multicast systems has high transmission efficiency, low latency, but poor resilience to node failures. In our work, some nodes are selected as backbone nodes to construct a tree-like core overlay....
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The tree topology in multicast systems has high transmission efficiency, low latency, but poor resilience to node failures. In our work, some nodes are selected as backbone nodes to construct a tree-like core overlay. Backbone nodes are reliable enough and have strong upload capacity as well, which is helpful to overcome the shortcomings of tree topology. The core overlay is organized into a spanning tree while the whole overlay is of mesh-like topology. This paper focuses on improving the performance of the application-layer multicast overlay by optimizing the core overlay which is periodically adjusted with the proposed optimization algorithm. Our approach is to construct the overlay tree based on the out-degree weighted reliability where the reliability of a node is weighted by its upload bandwidth (out-degree). There is no illegal solution during the evolution which ensures the evolution efficiency. Simulation results show that the proposed approach greatly enhances the reliability of the tree-like core overlay systems and achieves shorter delay simultaneously. Its reliability performance is better than the reliability-first algorithm and its delay is very close to that of the degree-first algorithm. The complexity of the proposed algorithm is acceptable for application. Therefore the proposed approach is efficient for the topology optimization of a real multicast overlay.
Economic dispatch (ED) is one of the most important optimization problems in a power system. The objective of ED is sharing the power demand among the online generators while keeping the minimum cost of generation as ...
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Economic dispatch (ED) is one of the most important optimization problems in a power system. The objective of ED is sharing the power demand among the online generators while keeping the minimum cost of generation as a constraint. The aim of this paper is to operate an electric power system as economically as possible within its security limits. This paper proposes the following 2 new particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms to solve a nonconvex economic dispatch problem: an efficient PSO is termed as efficient particle swarm optimization (EPSO), and a hybrid of evolutionary programming (EP) and EPSO is termed as EP-EPSO. Since ED was introduced, several methods have been used to solve these problems. However, none of these methods can provide an optimal solution because they become trapped at some local optima. Stochastic optimization techniques such as EPSO and EP have the advantage of a good convergent property. A significant speed-up can be obtained by the hybrid of these algorithms. The proposed techniques are tested on standard test systems available in the literature. The performance of the proposed EP-EPSO is compared with a) biogeography-based optimization, b) adaptive particle swarm optimization, c) the genetic algorithm, d) a 2-phase neural network, e) PSO with time-varying acceleration coefficients, f) NEW-PSO, and g) differential evolution with biogeography-based optimization. It is observed that the EP-EPSO has a higher convergence rate, advanced quality, and better optimal cost when compared to the other techniques. The considered ED problems have been solved, including transmission losses without valve-point loading effects.
In this article, an efficient and reliable optimization procedure based on the behaviors of swarm in nature, namely the gravitational search algorithm, is proposed for solving multi-objective optimal reactive power di...
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In this article, an efficient and reliable optimization procedure based on the behaviors of swarm in nature, namely the gravitational search algorithm, is proposed for solving multi-objective optimal reactive power dispatch problems, which minimizes transmission loss while maintaining the quality of voltages. The gravitational search algorithm is based on Newton's law of gravity and interaction of masses. In the proposed algorithm, the searcher agents which are a collection of masses interact with each other using Newton's laws of gravity and motion. In order to investigate the performance of the proposed scheme, multi-objective optimal reactive power dispatch problems are solved. This new gravitational search algorithm method is tested on IEEE 57-bus and IEEE 118-bus power systems. Results obtained by the gravitational search algorithm are compared with two versions of genetic algorithms, three versions of differential evolution algorithms, four versions of particle swarm optimization algorithms and the seeker optimization algorithm It is observed from the test results that the proposed gravitational search algorithm approach converges to better solutions much faster than the earlier reported approaches.
Combinations of physical and statistical wind speed forecasting models are frequently used in wind speed prediction problems arising in wind farms management. Artificial neural networks can be used in these models as ...
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Combinations of physical and statistical wind speed forecasting models are frequently used in wind speed prediction problems arising in wind farms management. Artificial neural networks can be used in these models as a final step to obtain accurate wind speed predictions. The aim of this work is to determine the potential of evolutionary product unit neural networks (EPUNNs) for improving the accuracy and interpretation of these systems. Traditional neural network and EPUNN approaches have been used to develop different wind speed prediction models. The results obtained using different EPUNN models show that the functional model and the hybrid algorithms proposed provide very accurate prediction compared with standard neural networks used to solve this regression problem. One of the main advantages of the application of these EPUNNs has been the possibility of obtaining some interpretation of the non-linear relation predicted by the model, as will be shown in real data of a wind farm in Spain.
This article presents application of an efficient and reliable heuristic technique inspired by swarm behaviours in nature namely, gravitational search algorithm (GSA) for solution of multi-objective optimal power flow...
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This article presents application of an efficient and reliable heuristic technique inspired by swarm behaviours in nature namely, gravitational search algorithm (GSA) for solution of multi-objective optimal power flow (OPF) problems. GSA is based on the Newton's law of gravity and mass interactions. In the proposed algorithm, the searcher agents are a collection of masses that interact with each other using laws of gravity and motion of Newton. In order to investigate the performance of the proposed scheme, multi-objective OPF problems are solved. A standard 26-bus and IEEE 118-bus systems with three different individual objectives, namely fuel cost minimisation, active power loss minimisation and voltage deviation minimisation, are considered. In multi-objective problem formulation fuel cost and loss;fuel cost and voltage deviation;fuel cost, loss and voltage deviation are minimised simultaneously. Results obtained by GSA are compared with mixed integer particle swarm optimisation, evolutionary programming, genetic algorithm and biogeography-based optimisation. The results show that the new GSA algorithm outperforms the other techniques in terms of convergence speed and global search ability.
In 1948 Turing presented a general representation scheme by which to achieve artificial intelligence-his unorganised machines. Significantly, these were a form of discrete dynamical system and yet dynamical representa...
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In 1948 Turing presented a general representation scheme by which to achieve artificial intelligence-his unorganised machines. Significantly, these were a form of discrete dynamical system and yet dynamical representations remain almost unexplored within evolutionary computation. Further, at the same time as also suggesting that natural evolution may provide inspiration for search mechanisms to design machines, he noted that mechanisms inspired by the social aspects of learning may prove useful. This paper presents results from an investigation into using Turing's dynamical representation designed by evolutionary programming and a new imitation-based, i. e., cultural, approach. Moreover, the original synchronous and an asynchronous form of unorganised machines are considered.
The nature of an Open Source Software development paradigm forces individual practitioners and organization to adopt software through trial and error approach. This leads to the problems of coming across software and ...
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(纸本)9781467330336;9781467323024
The nature of an Open Source Software development paradigm forces individual practitioners and organization to adopt software through trial and error approach. This leads to the problems of coming across software and then abandoning it after realizing its lack of important qualities to suit their requirements or facing negative challenges in maintaining the software. These contributed by lack of recognizing guidelines to lead the practitioners in selecting out of the dozens available metrics, the best metric(s) to measure quality OSS. In this study, the novel results provide the guidelines that lead to the development of metrics model that can select the best metric(s) to predict maintainability of Open Source Software.
This paper focuses on question paper template generation and its use in dynamic generation of examination question paper. Question paper template generation is a constrained based optimization problem. Choosing an eff...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9780769547596;9781467321730
This paper focuses on question paper template generation and its use in dynamic generation of examination question paper. Question paper template generation is a constrained based optimization problem. Choosing an efficient, scientific and rational algorithm to generate a template is the key to dynamic examination question paper generation. By using the evolutionary computational search technique of evolutionary programming and educational taxonomies, this paper analyses and experimentally proves that the generated question paper templates are best suited for dynamic examination paper generation. This new technique outperforms traditional algorithms in terms of coverage of topics, learning domains and marks distribution in the generated question paper.
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