This paper proposes a new hybrid algorithm Meta-heuristic for the problem of network planning systems. The main goal of this paper is, to develop an efficient optimization tool which will minimise the cost functions of the stated optimization problems in network planning systems. The following...

The massification of electric vehicles (EVs) can have a significant impact on the power system, requiring a new approach for the energy resource management. The energy resource management has the objective to obtain the optimal scheduling of the available resources considering distributed...

This paper presents an innovative hybrid approach for the estimation of the solar global radiation. New prediction equations were developed for the global radiation using an integrated search method of genetic programming (GP) and simulated annealing (SA), called GP/SA. The solar radiation was...

This investigation attempts to solve the optimal chiller loading (OCL) problem by utilizing simulated annealing (SA). SA eliminates the limitation that the Lagrangian method cannot solve OCL because the kW-PLR curves simultaneously include convex functions and non-convex functions. This study...

Interactive Bi-objective with Valuable Trade-off programming, together with a modified particle swarm optimization for the daily scheduling of switched capacitors is presented. The two main contradictory concerns of line loss reduction and minimum number of switching operations are considered...

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) and Integrated Gasification Fuel cell Cycle (IGFC) uses Syngas in fuel cells and gas turbines to produce power. Several designs have been studied and it is common to analyze different designs (one at a time) to understand which design is more...

Offshore oil and gas installations are mostly powered by simple cycle gas turbines. To increase the efficiency, a steam bottoming cycle could be added to the gas turbine. One of the keys to the implementation of combined cycles on offshore oil and gas installations is for the steam cycle to have...

In this work, rigorous optimization of HIDiC (Heat-Integrated Distillation Column) and VRC (Vapor Recompression Column) is implemented by GA (Genetic Algorithm) to find an alternative for CDiC (Conventional Distillation Column). The objective function is TAC (Total Annual Cost). Three different...

The utilization of unconventional natural gas is still a great challenge for China due to its distribution locations and small reserves. Thus, liquefying the unconventional natural gas by using small-scale LNG plant in skid-mount packages is a good choice with great economic benefits. A novel...

This article presents a novel MPPT (maximum power point tracking) algorithm, based on a modified GA (genetic algorithm). When photovoltaic systems are affected by partial shading, a GMPPT (global maximum power point tracking) algorithm is required to increase the energy harvesting capability of...