Non-dominated sorting gravitational search algorithm for multi-objective optimization of power transformer design

Authors

  • Mohamed Zellagui LS-PIE Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Batna 2
  • Heba Ahmed Hassan Electrical Power and Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt
  • Almoataz Youssef Abdelaziz Electrical Power and Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Keywords:

distribution transformer, power transformer design, multi-objective optimization problems, non-dominated sorting gravitational search algorithm

Abstract

Transformers are crucial components in power systems. Due to market globalization, power transformer manufacturers are facing an increasingly competitive environment that mandates the adoption of design strategies yielding better performance at lower mass and losses. Multi-objective Optimization Problems (MOPs) consist of several competing and incommensurable objective functions. Recently, as a search optimization technique inspired by nature, evolutionary algorithms have been broadly applied to solve MOPs. In this paper, a power Transformer Design (TD) methodology using Non-dominated Sorting Gravitational Search Algorithm (NSGSA) is proposed. Results are obtained and presented for NSGSA approach. The obtained results for the study case are compared with those results obtained when using other multi objective optimization algorithms which are Novel Gamma Differential Evolution (NGDE) Algorithm, Chaotic Multi-Objective Algorithm (CMOA), and Multi-Objective Harmony Search (MOHS) algorithm. From the analysis of the obtained results, it has been concluded that NSGSA algorithm provides the most optimum solution and the best results in terms of normalized arithmetic mean value of two objective functions using NSGSA to the TD optimization.

Author Biographies

Mohamed Zellagui, LS-PIE Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Batna 2

Mohamed Zellagui was born in Constantine, Algeria, 1984. He received his engineering degree (Honors with first class) and M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Constantine, Algeria in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He received Doctor Degree in Power Systems from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Batna, Algeria in 2014. He is a member of LSP-IE research laboratory at Batna University, Algeria. In 2012, Dr. Zellagui obtained the national award for the best PhD student in science and technology. He has membership at International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Power and Energy Society (PES), Smart Grid Community (SGC) and The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET).  He is a Senior Member of the Universal Association of Computer and Electronics Engineers (UACEE), International Scientific Academy of Engineering & Technology (ISAET) and International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT). He is on the Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (JEEE), International Journal of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (IJEEE) and Canadian Journal on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (JEEE). He serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Engineering (IJE), Electric Power Components and Systems (EPCS), Journal of Energy and Power (JEP), and Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AEEE). His research interests include power systems protection, power electronics; short-circuit calculations, distance relays, overcurrent relays, renewable energy and FACTS devices.

Heba Ahmed Hassan, Electrical Power and Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt

Heba Ahmed Hassan was born in Cairo, Egypt, 1972. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. with Distinction First Honors degree from Electrical Power and Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ulster, UK, in 2004 when she was selected to present her Ph.D. work at the House of Commons, Parliament House, Westminster, London, UK. She joined Dhofar University, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman in 2008 where she was promoted to several senior leadership positions. She was the Acting Dean and Assistant Dean of College of Engineering, Dhofar University. Currently, she is an academic member of the Quality Assurance Unit of Dhofar University. She is also the university representative at Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA). She has been appointed to OAAA's Register of External Reviewers in June 2014. Dr. Hassan is a full-time faculty (2005-present) in Electrical Power and Machines Department, Cairo University, currently on leave. She was an Academic Visitor at the Imperial College, London, UK (1998), a Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of Ulster, UK (2001-2005), and a part-time faculty at many respectable private engineering universities in Egypt (2005-2008). During that period, she worked as a quality auditor for the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP) and a consultant for several Egyptian MoHE development projects which were all financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). She co-supervised 2 M.Sc. Students, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University (2005-2012). Dr. Hassan was selected by reputable universities in India as an External Ph.D. Examiner and as a Keynote Speaker in several international conferences. She was appointed by the Omani MoHE as a Reviewer of newly submitted academic programs. Dr. Hassan is a Senior IEEE member (SMIEEE), an IET Member (MIET), an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy-UK (AFHEA), and a Certified Associate Academic Trainer by the International Board of Certified Trainers (IBCT) who conducted many training programs for academic staff on effective teaching and assessment. She is the Chief Editor of two international referred journals in the field. She is also serving as an Associate Editor, an Editorial Board Member, and a Reviewer for many international journals and conferences in power engineering. She has always been a member of IEEE societies such as Power and Energy Society (PES) and Women in Engineering (WIE). Her research interests include electrical power systems stability and control, FACTS modeling, optimal and robust adaptive control and quality of higher education related studies.

Almoataz Youssef Abdelaziz, Electrical Power and Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Prof. Almoataz Youssef Abdelaziz was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1963. He received the B. Sc. and M. Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt in 1985, 1990 respectively and the Ph. D. degree in electrical engineering according to the channel system between Ain Shams University, Egypt and Brunel University, England in 1996. He is currently a professor of electrical power engineering in Ain Shams University. Dr. Abdelaziz has supervised a large number of Ph. D. and. M. Sc. research work in his research interest areas which include the applications of artificial intelligence to power systems and protection and new optimization techniques in power systems operation and planning. He has authored or coauthored more than 120 refereed journal and conference papers. Dr. Abdelaziz is a member of the editorial board and a reviewer of technical papers in several journals and conferences. He is also a member in IEEE, IET and the Egyptian Sub-Committees of IEC and CIGRE`. Dr. Abdelaziz has been awarded Ain Shams University Prize for distinct researches in 2002 and for international publishing in 2010, 2011 and 2012.  

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Published

2017-01-31