Catch the true worst-case in tolerance and sensitivity analysis by genetic algorithms and affine mathematics

OPTIM 1998 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipments

Volumn 2, Issue , 1998, Pages 583-588

  Egiziano, L ^a   Femia, N ^a   Spagnuolo, G ^a   Vocca, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affine arithmetics; Genetic algorithms; Tolerance and sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

AFFINE ARITHMETIC; DEGREE OF COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHM (GAS); PARASITIC PARAMETER; POWER SUPPLY;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 85044520940     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OPTIM.1998.707999     Document Type: Conference Paper

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