Multi-objective optimization of coal-fired power plants using differential evolution

Applied Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 254-264

  Wang, Ligang ^a,b   Yang, Yongping ^a   Dong, Changqing ^a   Morosuk, Tatiana ^b   Tsatsaronis, George ^b  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coal fired power plants; Differential evolution; Exergoeconomic analysis; Multi objective optimization; Pareto front

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COST FUNCTIONS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; THERMODYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED MATERIALS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST OF ELECTRICITY; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PARETO FRONT; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERGY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84888426410     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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