Arc-based constrained ant colony optimisation algorithms for the optimal solution of hydropower reservoir operation problems

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 811-824

  Moeini, R ^a   Afshar, M H ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arc based constrained ant colony optimization algorithm; Heuristic information; Hydropower operation; Max min ant system

Indexed keywords

ANT ALGORITHMS; ANT COLONY OPTIMISATION; ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; CONNECTED GRAPH; HEURISTIC INFORMATION; HYDROPOWER OPERATION; HYDROPOWER RESERVOIRS; LOCAL OPERATIONS; MAX-MIN ANT SYSTEM; OPERATION PROBLEM; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PROBLEM CONSTRAINTS; SEARCH SPACES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHM; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING; RESERVOIR;

EID: 79960963427     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: 12086029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L11-051     Document Type: Article

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