Optimal electric network design for a large offshore wind farm based on a modified genetic algorithm approach

IEEE Systems Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 164-172

  González Longatt, Francisco M ^a   Wall, Peter ^a   Regulski, Pawel ^a   Terzija, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric distribution system; genetic algorithm; offshore wind farm; optimization

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; COST MODELS; CROSS SECTION; ECONOMIC CHALLENGES; ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL NETWORKS; IMPROVED GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MODIFIED GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; SOLUTION ALGORITHMS; TOTAL COSTS; WIND FARM;

CABLES; CIRCUIT THEORY; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; WIND POWER;

OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84857652556     PISSN: 19328184     EISSN: 19379234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2011.2163027     Document Type: Article

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