A parallel genetic algorithm approach to solving the unit commitment problem: implementation on the transputer networks

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 661-668

  Yang, Hong Tzer ^a   Yang, Pai Chuan ^a   Huang, Ching Lien ^b  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Combinatorial optimization; Parallel genetic algorithm; Transputer network; Unit commitment

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING; TRANSPUTERS;

COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION;

THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0031144569     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/59.589638     Document Type: Article

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