Recursive genetic algorithm-finite element method technique for the solution of transformer manufacturing cost minimisation problem

IET Electric Power Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 514-519

  Georgilakis, P S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL SPEED; CROSSOVER AND MUTATION; ELITISM STRATEGY; EXISTING METHOD; FEM MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GLOBAL OPTIMUM; IMPROVED GA; INNOVATIVE METHOD; LOAD LOSS; MANUFACTURING COST; MIXED-INTEGER NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SUBOPTIMAL SOLUTION; TRANSFORMER DESIGN;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER TESTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; MANUFACTURE; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70450164048     PISSN: 17518660     EISSN: 17518679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2008.0238     Document Type: Article

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