Title :
Optimization of grid connection in wave farm
Author :
Dominguez-Navarro, Jose A. ; Sanz, Jose ; Bluszuweit, Hans ; Alcrudo, Aitor ; Fuertes, Pablo
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Abstract :
Wave energy is one of the more promising renewable generation sources. This paper presents a model to optimise the layout of an electrical network that collects the energy generated by a wave farm. The goal is to minimise the cost (installation and losses). With several combinations among AC and DC transmission available, optimization algorithms easily reach local minimums. In order to avoid this a niche evolutionary algorithm is proposed.
Keywords :
evolutionary computation; power grids; renewable energy sources; wave power generation; AC transmission; DC transmission; electrical network; energy generation; grid connection; niche evolutionary algorithm; renewable generation sources; wave energy; wave farm; Generators; Layout; Network topology; Optimization; Substations; Topology; Wave power; heuristic optimisation; layout optimisation; wave power farm;
Conference_Titel :
Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), 2014 Ninth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Monte-Carlo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3786-8
DOI :
10.1109/EVER.2014.6844036
