A hybrid CMA-ES and HDE optimisation algorithm with application to solar energy potential

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 738-745

  Kämpf, Jérôme Henri ^a   Robinson, Darren ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy (CMA ES); Differential evolution (DE); Hybrid CMA ES HDE; Hybrid differential evolution (HDE); Hybrid evolutionary algorithm; Optimisation; Solar energy potential; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; COVARIANCE MATRIX; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN PLANNING;

COVARIANCE MATRIX ADAPTATION EVOLUTION STRATEGY (CMA-ES); DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION (DE); HYBRID CMA-ES/HDE; HYBRID DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION (HDE); HYBRID EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM; OPTIMISATION; SOLAR ENERGY POTENTIAL;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS;

EID: 58849162655     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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