Multi-Objective Optimisation of the Benchmark Wind Farm Layout Problem

Manikowski, Pawel L.; Walker, David J.; Craven, Matthew J.

doi:10.3390/jmse9121376

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Multi-Objective Optimisation of the Benchmark Wind Farm Layout Problem

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Pawel L. Manikowski

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,

David J. Walker

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Matthew J. Craven

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK

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J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(12), 1376; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121376

Submission received: 21 October 2021 / Revised: 24 November 2021 / Accepted: 30 November 2021 / Published: 3 December 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 8th PRIMaRE Conference 2021)

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Wind farm layout optimisation has become a very challenging and widespread problem in recent years. In many publications, the main goal is to achieve the maximum power output and minimum wind farm cost. This may be accomplished by applying single or multi-objective optimisation techniques. In this paper, we apply a single objective hill-climbing algorithm (HCA) and three multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (NSGA-II, SPEA2 and PESA-II) to a well-known benchmark optimisation problem proposed by Mosetti et al., which includes three different wind scenarios. We achieved better results by applying single- and multi-objective algorithms. Furthermore, we showed that the best performing multi-objective algorithm was NSGA-II. Finally, an extensive comparison of the results of past publications is made.

Keywords: wind farm optimisation problem; multi-objective optimisation; wind power; wake effect; NSGA-II; PESA-II; SPEA2

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Manikowski, P.L.; Walker, D.J.; Craven, M.J. Multi-Objective Optimisation of the Benchmark Wind Farm Layout Problem. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 1376. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121376

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Manikowski PL, Walker DJ, Craven MJ. Multi-Objective Optimisation of the Benchmark Wind Farm Layout Problem. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021; 9(12):1376. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121376

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Manikowski, Pawel L., David J. Walker, and Matthew J. Craven. 2021. "Multi-Objective Optimisation of the Benchmark Wind Farm Layout Problem" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 12: 1376. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121376

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Manikowski, P. L., Walker, D. J., & Craven, M. J. (2021). Multi-Objective Optimisation of the Benchmark Wind Farm Layout Problem. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(12), 1376. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121376

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