Richard Preen Richard2.Preen@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow in Machine Learning
Toward the Coevolution of Novel Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines
Preen, Richard; Bull, Larry
Authors
Lawrence Bull Larry.Bull@uwe.ac.uk
School Director (Research & Enterprise) and Professor
Abstract
© 1997-2012 IEEE. The production of renewable and sustainable energy is one of the most important challenges currently facing mankind. Wind has made an increasing contribution to the world's energy supply mix, but remains a long way from reaching its full potential. In this paper, we investigate the use of artificial evolution to design vertical-axis wind turbine prototypes that are physically instantiated and evaluated under approximated wind tunnel conditions. Initially, a conventional evolutionary algorithm is used to explore the design space of a single wind turbine and later a cooperative coevolutionary algorithm is used to explore the design space of an array of wind turbines. Artificial neural networks are used throughout as surrogate models to assist learning and found to reduce the number of fabrications required to reach a higher aerodynamic efficiency. Unlike other approaches, such as computational fluid dynamics simulations, no mathematical formulations are used and no model assumptions are made.
Citation
Preen, R., & Bull, L. (2015). Toward the Coevolution of Novel Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 19(2), 284-294. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2014.2316199
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 8, 2014 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 8, 2014 |
Publication Date | Apr 1, 2015 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation |
Print ISSN | 1089-778X |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 284-294 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2014.2316199 |
Keywords | 3-D printers, coevolution, surrogate-assisted evolution, wind turbines, computational modeling, blades, wind turbines, printers, prototypes, fabrication, aerodynamics |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/836650 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2014.2316199 |
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