Hybrid Renewable Energy System Optimization via Slime Mould Algorithm

Hybrid Renewable Energy System Optimization via Slime Mould Algorithm
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Volume-71 Issue-6
Year of Publication : 2023
Author : Olalekan Kunle Ajiboye, Eric Antwi Ofosu, Samuel Gyamfi, Olukayode Oki
DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I6P210

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Olalekan Kunle Ajiboye, Eric Antwi Ofosu, Samuel Gyamfi, Olukayode Oki, "Hybrid Renewable Energy System Optimization via Slime Mould Algorithm," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 83-95, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I6P210

Abstract
Various techniques have been used in the optimization of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES). The most effective are metaheuristic algorithms based on artificial intelligence (AI) because of their ability to handle various parameters such as multiple objectives, parallelism features that allow for simultaneous evaluation of multiple schemes, and their ability to obtain optimal results that are systematic and deterministic. However, in the application of optimization algorithms regarding the Non-free lunch theorem, one algorithm performs better than the other in obtaining the best fitness function with convergence time. Therefore, the slime mould algorithm (SMA) prowess was tested in HRES optimization against two conflicting multi-objectives. The best fitness function for the total annual cost (TAC) was obtained with minimum convergence time, while the relationship between TAC and loss of load probability (LOLP) is shown to be proportionate to one another. The SMA provided optimal sizing of solar PV, hydro turbine, and biogas generator to meet the load requirement of the study area. In addition, the result shows that SMA is more promising in terms of convergence time.

Keywords
Hybrid Renewable Energy, Lost of load probability, Optimization, Slime mould algorithm, Total annual cost.

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