Modelling hydraulic turbine generating systems is not an easy task because they are non-linear and uncertain where the operating points are time varying. One way to overcome this problem is to use Takagi–Sugeno (TS) models, which offer the possibility to apply some tools from linear control...

Flexibility in manufacturing systems allows the management to actively react to some unexpected market events, allowing them to take advantage from these events, and simultaneously reduce their losses. Flexible systems have greater costs than dedicated ones. Thus, a correct evaluation of this...

This paper reports on a modeling study of ground coupled heat pump (GCHP) system performance (COP) by using a support vector machine (SVM) method. A GCHP system is a multi-variable system that is hard to model by conventional methods. As regards the SVM, it has a superior capability for...

A dynamic programming fuzzy rule–based (DPFRB) model for optimal operation of reservoirs system is presented in this paper. In the first step, a deterministic dynamic programming (DP) model is used to develop the optimal set of inflows, storage volumes, and reservoir releases. These optimal...