Symmetry-Breaking for Airflow Control Optimization of an Oscillating-Water-Column System

Global optimization problems are mostly solved using search methods. Therefore, decreasing the search space can increase the efficiency of their solving. A widely exploited technique to reduce the search space is symmetry-breaking, which helps impose constraints on breaking existing symmetries. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: M'Zoughi, Fares, Garrido Hernández, Izaskun, Garrido Hernández, Aitor Josu
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/45227
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/45227
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:airflow control
optimization
oscillating water column (OWC)
power generation
stalling behavior
symmetry-breaking
wave energy
wells turbine
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Sumario:Global optimization problems are mostly solved using search methods. Therefore, decreasing the search space can increase the efficiency of their solving. A widely exploited technique to reduce the search space is symmetry-breaking, which helps impose constraints on breaking existing symmetries. The present article deals with the airflow control optimization problem in an oscillating-water-column using the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). In an effort to ameliorate the efficiency of the PSO search, a symmetry-breaking technique has been implemented. The results of optimization showed that shrinking the search space helped to reduce the search time and ameliorate the efficiency of the PSO algorithm.