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Meta-heuristic algorithms in car engine design: a literature survey
Meta-heuristic algorithms are often inspired by natural phenomena, including the evolution of species in Darwinian natural selection theory, ant behaviors in biology, flock behaviors of some birds, and annealing in metallurgy. Due to their great potential in solving difficult optimization problems, meta-heuristic algorithms have found their way into automobile engine design. There are different optimization problems arising in different areas of car engine management including calibration, control system, fault diagnosis, and modeling. In this paper we review the state-of-the-art applications of different meta-heuristic algorithms in engine management systems. The review covers a wide range of research, including the application of meta-heuristic algorithms in engine calibration, optimizing engine control systems, engine fault diagnosis, and optimizing different parts of engines and modeling. The meta-heuristic algorithms reviewed in this paper include evolutionary algorithms, evolution strategy, evolutionary programming, genetic programming, differential evolution, estimation of distribution algorithm, ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, memetic algorithms, and artificial immune system
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A MPC Strategy for the Optimal Management of Microgrids Based on Evolutionary Optimization
In this paper, a novel model predictive control strategy, with a 24-h prediction horizon, is
proposed to reduce the operational cost of microgrids. To overcome the complexity of the optimization
problems arising from the operation of the microgrid at each step, an adaptive evolutionary strategy
with a satisfactory trade-off between exploration and exploitation capabilities was added to the
model predictive control. The proposed strategy was evaluated using a representative microgrid that
includes a wind turbine, a photovoltaic plant, a microturbine, a diesel engine, and an energy storage
system. The achieved results demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach, outperforming
a global scheduling planner-based on a genetic algorithm by 14.2% in terms of operational cost.
In addition, the proposed approach also better manages the use of the energy storage system.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad DPI2016-75294-C2-2-RUnión Europea (Programa Horizonte 2020) 76409
An Evolutionary Computational Approach for the Problem of Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch in Microgrids under Several Operation Modes
In the last decades, new types of generation technologies have emerged and have been gradually integrated into the existing power systems, moving their classical architectures to distributed systems. Despite the positive features associated to this paradigm, new problems arise such as coordination and uncertainty. In this framework, microgrids constitute an effective solution to deal with the coordination and operation of these distributed energy resources. This paper proposes a Genetic Algorithm (GA) to address the combined problem of Unit Commitment (UC) and Economic Dispatch (ED). With this end, a model of a microgrid is introduced together with all the control variables and physical constraints. To optimally operate the microgrid, three operation modes are introduced. The first two attend to optimize economical and environmental factors, while the last operation mode considers the errors induced by the uncertainties in the demand forecasting. Therefore, it achieves a robust design that guarantees the power supply for different confidence levels. Finally, the algorithm was applied to an example scenario to illustrate its performance. The achieved simulation results demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach.Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades TEC2016-80242-PMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad PCIN-2015-043Universidad de Sevilla Programa propio de I+D+
On green routing and scheduling problem
The vehicle routing and scheduling problem has been studied with much
interest within the last four decades. In this paper, some of the existing
literature dealing with routing and scheduling problems with environmental
issues is reviewed, and a description is provided of the problems that have
been investigated and how they are treated using combinatorial optimization
tools
Optimization of DC - DC boost converter using fuzzy logic controller
DC-DC converters are electronic devices used to change DC electrical power efficiently
from one voltage level to another. Operation of the switching devices causes the
inherently nonlinear characteristic of the DC-DC converters including one known as the
Boost converter. Consequently, this converter requires a controller with a high degree of
dynamic response. Proportional-Integral- Differential (PID) controllers have been usually
applied to the converters because of their simplicity.
However, the main drawback of PID controller is unable to adapt and approach the best
performance when applied to nonlinear system. It will sufer from dynamic response,
produces overshoot, longer rise time and settling time which in turn will influenced the
output voltage regulation of the Boost converter. Therefore, the implementation of
practical Fuzzy Logic controller that will deal to the issue must be investigated.
Fuzzy logic controller using voltage output as feedback for significantly improving the
dynamic performance of boost dc-dc converter by using MATLAB@Simulink software.
The design and calculation of the components especially for the inductor has been done
to ensure the converter operates in continuous conduction mode. The evaluation of the
output has been carried out and compared by software simulation using MATLAB
software between the open loop and closed loop circuit between fuzzy logic control
(FLC) and PID control. The simulation results are shown that voltage output is able to be
control in steady state condition for DC-DC boost converter by using this methodology.
Scope of this project limited only one types that is Triangle membership function for
fuzzy logic control
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