The loss of population diversity is one of main reasons which lead standard particle swarm optimization (SPSO) to suffer from the premature convergence when solving complex multimodal problems. In SPSO, the personal experience and sharing experience are processed with a completely random strategy. It is still an unsolved problem whether the completely random processing strategy is good for main...

The purpose of this paper is to present the extended version of the conventional DEED to overcome the ramp rate violations when its optimal solutions for one period (normally one day) are implemented repeatedly and periodically over consequent dispatch periods to meet the periodic load demands. This dynamic dispatch problem, which is referred to as EDEED, is a multi-objective optimization probl...

Scheduling tasks is one of the core steps to effectively exploit the capabilities of distributed or parallel computing systems. In general, scheduling is an NP-hard problem. Most existing approaches for scheduling deal with a single objective only. This paper presents a multi-objective scheduling algorithm based on particle swarm optimization (PSO). In this paper a non-dominated sorting particl...

Reactive power optimization is important to ensure power quality, improve system security, and reduce active power loss. So, this paper proposed parallel immune particle swarm optimization (PIPSO) algorithm. This algorithm makes basic particle swarm optimization (BPSO) and discrete particle swarm optimization (DPSO) to optimize in parallel, and improves the convergence capability of particle sw...

clustering is a widespread data analysis and data mining technique in many fields of study such as engineering, medicine, biology and the like. the aim of clustering is to collect data points. in this paper, a cultural algorithm (ca) is presented to optimize partition with n objects into k clusters. the ca is one of the effective methods for searching into the problem space in order to find a n...

shear-wave velocity ( ) is an important parameter used for site characterization in geotechnical engineering. however, dispersion curve inversion is challenging for most inversion methods due to its high non-linearity and mix-determined trait. in order to overcome these problems, in this study, a joint inversion strategy is proposed based on the particle swarm optimization (pso) algorithm. the ...

this paper presents a fuzzy decision-making approach to deal with a clustering supplier problem in a supply chain system. during recent years, determining suitable suppliers in the supply chain has become a key strategic consideration. however, the nature of these decisions is usually complex and unstructured. in general, many quantitative and qualitative factors, such as quality, price, and fl...

This paper presents a hybrid particle swarm algorithm for solving the multiobjective reactive power dispatch problem. Modal analysis of the system is used for static voltage stability assessment. Loss minimization and maximization of voltage stability margin are taken as the objectives. Generator terminal voltages, reactive power generation of the capacitor banks and tap changing transformer se...

Optimization is necessary for the control of any process to achieve better product quality, high productivity with low cost. The beltline moulding process is difficult task due to its low defects, making the material sensitive to reject. The efficient beltline moulding process involves the optimal selection of operating parameters to maximize the number of production while maintaining the requi...