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Optimizing the shape of a surge-and-pitch wave energy collector using a genetic algorithm

McCabe, A.P.; Aggidis, G.A.; Widden, M.B. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 12, pp. 2767-2775

extraction using genetic algorithms. The wave energy collector geometry uses a parametric description based upon bi-cubic B …

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Optimization of Savonius turbines using an obstacle shielding the returning blade

Mohamed, M.H.; Janiga, G.; Pap, E.; Thévenin, D. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 11, pp. 2618-2626

, considers the position and the angle of the shield as optimization parameters, and relies on Evolutionary Algorithms. A …

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Design of wind farm layout for maximum wind energy capture

Kusiak, Andrew; Song, Zhe - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 3, pp. 685-694

Wind is one of the most promising sources of alternative energy. The construction of wind farms is destined to grow in the U.S., possibly twenty-fold by the year 2030. To maximize the wind energy capture, this paper presents a model for wind turbine placement based on the wind distribution. The...

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Optimization of the exploitation system of a low enthalpy geothermal aquifer with zones of different transmissivities and temperatures

Tselepidou, K.; Katsifarakis, K.L. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 7, pp. 1408-1413

enthalpy geothermal aquifer, by means of the method of genetic algorithms, which has been successfully used in similar problems …

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Power optimization of wind turbines with data mining and evolutionary computation

Kusiak, Andrew; Zheng, Haiyang; Song, Zhe - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 3, pp. 695-702

algorithms. Data mining algorithms identify a functional mapping between the power output and controllable and non …

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Development of future energy scenarios with intelligent algorithms: Case of hydro in Turkey

Cinar, Didem; Kayakutlu, Gulgun; Daim, Tugrul - In: Energy 35 (2010) 4, pp. 1724-1729

the demonstration of using genetic algorithms (GA) in the development of future energy scenarios as well as to the …

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Crop Calendar Adjustment Study for Sathanur Irrigation System in India Using Genetic Algorithm

Ramakrishnan, K.; Suribabu, C.; Neelakantan, T. - In: Water Resources Management 24 (2010) 14, pp. 3835-3851

The multiple objectives and interests of various stack holders’ in reservoir operation bring forward many solutions to the problem. Possibly due to this complexity, in practice, the operating rules to be derived not only from heuristic approaches such as rules of thumb, rule curve, operator...

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Chance Constrained Optimal Design of Composite Channels Using Meta-Heuristic Techniques

Reddy, M. Janga; Adarsh, S. - In: Water Resources Management 24 (2010) 10, pp. 2221-2235

-convex optimization problem having multimodal behavior. In this paper, the usefulness of two meta-heuristic search algorithms such as … Genetic Algorithms (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) are investigated to obtain the optimal solutions. Two site … specific cases of restricted top width and restricted flow depth are also analyzed. It is found that both the algorithms …

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Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Linear Programming Method for Least-Cost Design of Water Distribution Systems

Cisty, Milan - In: Water Resources Management 24 (2010) 1, pp. 1-24

optimization problems. Various heuristic and deterministic algorithms have been developed in the past two decades for solving …

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BDDC by a frontal solver and the stress computation in a hip joint replacement

Šístek, Jakub; Novotný, Jaroslav; Mandel, Jan; … - In: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) 80 (2010) 6, pp. 1310-1323

A parallel implementation of the Balancing Domain Decomposition based on Constraints (BDDC) method using the frontal solver is employed to solve systems of linear equations from finite element analysis, and incorporated into a standard finite element system for engineering analysis by linear...

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