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15 Citations
4,574 Views
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Optimal Placement of Distributed Generation Based on Power Quality Improvement Using Self-Adaptive Lévy Flight Jaya Algorithm

  • Gubbala Venkata Naga Lakshmi,
  • Askani Jaya Laxmi,
  • Venkataramana Veeramsetty and
  • Surender Reddy Salkuti

28 November 2022

The optimal placement of distributed generation (DG) is a critical task for distribution companies in order to keep the distribution network running smoothly. The optimal placement of DG units is an optimization problem. In this paper, minimization o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,210 Views
28 Pages

7 January 2022

As one of the most promising forms of renewable energy, solar energy is increasingly deployed. The simulation and control of photovoltaic (PV) systems requires identification of their parameters. A Hybrid Adaptive algorithm based on JAYA and Differen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
296 Views
35 Pages

Active distribution networks (ADNs) require battery energy storage system (BESS) scheduling strategies that reduce operating costs while preserving electrical feasibility and battery lifetime. This paper proposes a parallel adapted JAYA-based methodo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancing Energy Systems for a Decarbonized Future: Renewable Integration, Smart Grids, and Optimization Strategies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
826 Views
24 Pages

6 February 2026

Metaheuristic algorithms have become essential tools for solving complex, high-dimensional, and constrained optimization problems. This paper introduces an adaptive R implementation of the parameter-free Jaya algorithm, enhanced with methodological i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
840 Views
25 Pages

9 January 2026

Tugboats are indispensable for ensuring the safe and efficient berthing and unberthing of large vessels, and their scheduling policies have a direct impact on port efficiency and operating costs. To overcome the limitations of conventional single-obj...

  • Article
  • Open Access
303 Views
33 Pages

23 July 2026

The optimal design of steel frame structures subjected to natural frequency constraints is a challenging problem due to its highly nonlinear and computationally demanding nature. In this study, Parameter-Free Jaya Algorithm (PFJA) is proposed for the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Structural Health Monitoring and Vibration Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
80 Citations
5,063 Views
17 Pages

A major problem in power systems is achieving a match between the load demand and generation demand, where security, dependability, and quality are critical factors that need to be provided to power producers. This paper proposes a proportional&ndash...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Optimization and Nonlinear Analysis Volume II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
552 Views
14 Pages

Adaptive Optimization of Diffuse Spot Intensities and Locations for Enhanced Performance in Indoor Visible-Light Optical Wireless Communications

  • Michael David,
  • Abdullahi. B. Babadoko,
  • Suleiman Zubair,
  • Abraham U. Usman,
  • Abraham. D. Morakinyo,
  • Stephen S. Oyewobi and
  • Topside E. Mathonsi

9 December 2025

This study explores the application of JAYA optimization algorithms to significantly enhance the performance of indoor optical wireless communication (OWC) systems. By strategically optimizing photo-signal parameters, the system was able to improve s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
1,836 Views
20 Pages

23 March 2025

This study develops a novel Lyrebird Optimization Algorithm (LOA), a technique inspired by the wild behavioral strategies of lyrebirds in response to potential threats. In a two-area interconnected power system that includes non-reheat thermal statio...

(This article belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,168 Views
21 Pages

Forecasting Electronic Waste Using a Jaya-Optimized Discrete Trigonometric Grey Model

  • Zeynep Ozsut Bogar,
  • Gazi Murat Duman,
  • Askiner Gungor and
  • Elif Kongar

11 November 2025

The growing use of electrical and electronic appliances, coupled with shorter product lifespans, has accelerated the rise in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Accurate forecasting is essential for addressing environmental challenges,...

(This article belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,972 Views
19 Pages

A Dynamic Opposite Learning-Assisted Grey Wolf Optimizer

  • Yang Wang,
  • Chengyu Jin,
  • Qiang Li,
  • Tianyu Hu,
  • Yunlang Xu,
  • Chao Chen,
  • Yuqian Zhang and
  • Zhile Yang

7 September 2022

The grey wolf optimization (GWO) algorithm is widely utilized in many global optimization applications. In this paper, a dynamic opposite learning-assisted grey wolf optimizer (DOLGWO) was proposed to improve the search ability. Herein, a dynamic opp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances and Applications in Data-Driven Process Monitoring, Fault Diagnosis and Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,738 Views
21 Pages

25 February 2022

In order to identify the parameters of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules more accurately, reliably and efficiently, a chaotic second order oscillation JAYA algorithm (CSOOJAYA) is proposed. Firstly, both logical chaotic map and the mutation strateg...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Photovoltaic Technologies from Atomic to Device Scale)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,569 Views
19 Pages

A Hybrid Algorithm for Parameter Identification of Synchronous Reluctance Machines

  • Huan Wang,
  • Guobin Lin,
  • Yuanzhe Zhao,
  • Sizhe Ren and
  • Fuchuan Duan

26 December 2022

In rail transit traction, synchronous reluctance machines (SynRMs) are potential alternatives to traditional AC motors due to their energy-saving and low-cost characteristics. However, the nonlinearities of SynRMs are more severe than permanent magne...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability Optimisation of Electrified Railways)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,273 Views
27 Pages

6 March 2026

The Energy-Efficient Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling Problem poses a significant multi-objective optimization challenge, necessitating the simultaneous minimization of conflicting objectives: Total Tardiness, Total Energy Cost, and Carbon Trading Cost. T...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,791 Views
26 Pages

Accurate gender identification from written text is critical for author profiling, recommendation systems, and demographic analytics in digital ecosystems. This study introduces a scalable framework for gender classification in Turkish, combining con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Human–Technology Synergies in AI-Driven E-Commerce Environments)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
498 Views
23 Pages

There are many factors that affect the shear capacity of FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer)-strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams, and traditional capacity models based on empirical or semi-empirical formulas often suffer from insufficient accuracy...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Structural Safety and Stability of Buildings: Novel Methods, Materials, and Measurements—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,391 Views
29 Pages

3 December 2020

A reasonable dataset, which is an essential factor of renewable energy forecasting model development, sometimes is not directly available. Waiting for a substantial amount of training data creates a delay for a model to participate in the electricity...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
3,234 Views
19 Pages

Adaptive-Hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm for Multi-Constrained Optimum Eco-Design of Reinforced Concrete Retaining Walls

  • Melda Yücel,
  • Aylin Ece Kayabekir,
  • Gebrail Bekdaş,
  • Sinan Melih Nigdeli,
  • Sanghun Kim and
  • Zong Woo Geem

3 February 2021

In the optimum design of reinforced concrete (RC) structural members, the robustness of the employed method is important as well as solving the optimization problem. In some cases where the algorithm parameters are defined as non-effective values, lo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,284 Views
22 Pages

This paper proposes an improved Harris Hawks Optimization (IHHO) algorithm to enhance maximum power point tracking (MPPT) performance in photovoltaic (PV) systems operating under various conditions. The IHHO introduces Tent chaotic mapping to improve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,791 Views
20 Pages

15 September 2022

A growing number of researchers are interested in deploying unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) in support of ocean environmental monitoring. To accomplish these missions efficiently, multiple-waypoint path planning strategies for survey USVs are still...

(This article belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,725 Views
18 Pages

17 October 2020

Grouting power is a vital parameter that can be used as an indicator for simultaneously controlling grouting pressure and injection rate. Accurate grouting power prediction contributes to the real-time optimization of the grouting process, guaranteei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,513 Views
20 Pages

Advanced Frequency Control Technique Using GTO with Balloon Effect for Microgrids with Photovoltaic Source to Lower Harmful Emissions and Protect Environment

  • Mahmoud M. Hussein,
  • Mohamed Nasr Abdel Hamid,
  • Tarek Hassan Mohamed,
  • Ibrahim M. Al-Helal,
  • Abdullah Alsadon and
  • Ammar M. Hassan

18 January 2024

Renewable energy (RE) resources such as wind and PV solar power are crucial for transitioning to carbon-free and sustainable energy systems, especially for agricultural and domestic applications in the desert and rural areas. However, implementing RE...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,511 Views
17 Pages

Dam Deformation Data Preprocessing with Optimized Variational Mode Decomposition and Kernel Density Estimation

  • Siyu Chen,
  • Chaoning Lin,
  • Yanchang Gu,
  • Jinbao Sheng and
  • Mohammad Amin Hariri-Ardebili

19 February 2025

Deformation is one of the critical response quantities reflecting the structural safety of dams. To enhance outlier identification and denoising in dam deformation monitoring data, this study proposes a novel preprocessing method based on optimized V...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dam Stability Monitoring with Satellite Geodesy II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
8,763 Views
17 Pages

Estimation of Transfer Function Coefficients for Second-Order Systems via Metaheuristic Algorithms

  • Omar Rodríguez-Abreo,
  • Juvenal Rodríguez-Reséndiz,
  • Francisco Antonio Castillo Velásquez,
  • Alondra Anahi Ortiz Verdin,
  • Juan Manuel Garcia-Guendulain and
  • Mariano Garduño-Aparicio

1 July 2021

The present research develops the parametric estimation of a second-order transfer function in its standard form, employing metaheuristic algorithms. For the estimation, the step response with a known amplitude is used. The main contribution of this...

(This article belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,670 Views
19 Pages

Research on Virtual Energy Storage Scheduling Strategy for Air Conditioning Based on Adaptive Thermal Comfort Model

  • Ran Lv,
  • Enqi Wu,
  • Li Lan,
  • Chen Fu,
  • Mingxing Guo,
  • Feier Chen,
  • Min Wang and
  • Jie Zou

30 May 2024

With the rapid development of a social economy, the yearly increase in air conditioning load in the winter and summer seasons may bring serious challenges to the safe and economic operation of the power grid during the peak period of electricity cons...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
2,892 Views
16 Pages

Enhanced Chimp Optimization-Based Feature Selection with Fuzzy Logic-Based Intrusion Detection System in Cloud Environment

  • Manal Abdullah Alohali,
  • Muna Elsadig,
  • Fahd N. Al-Wesabi,
  • Mesfer Al Duhayyim,
  • Anwer Mustafa Hilal and
  • Abdelwahed Motwakel

16 February 2023

Cloud computing (CC) refers to an Internet-based computing technology in which shared resources, such as storage, software, information, and platform, are offered to users on demand. CC is a technology through which virtualized and dynamically scalab...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning for Network Security)
  • Article
  • Open Access
827 Views
26 Pages

17 October 2025

At present, the Beetle Antennae Search (BAS) algorithm has achieved remarkable success in image segmentation. However, when dealing with some complex image segmentation problems, particularly in the context of instance segmentation, which aims to ide...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry and Asymmetry in Intelligent Control and Computing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,853 Views
26 Pages

A Reinforcement Learning Guided Oppositional Mountain Gazelle Optimizer for Time–Cost–Risk Trade-Off Optimization Problems

  • Mohammad Azim Eirgash,
  • Jun-Jiat Tiang,
  • Bayram Ateş,
  • Abhishek Sharma and
  • Wei Hong Lim

28 December 2025

Existing metaheuristic approaches often struggle to maintain an effective exploration–exploitation balance and are prone to premature convergence when addressing highly conflicting time–cost–safety–risk trade-off problems (TCS...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
508 Views
34 Pages

30 June 2026

For radial distribution systems (RDSs) to operate efficiently, reliably, and sustainably, distributed generation (DG), capacitor banks (CBs), and network reconfiguration (NR) must be optimally allocated and sized. The main objectives considered in th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Intelligent Design, Control and Optimization for Renewable-Integrated Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,461 Views
31 Pages

Towards Modified Entropy Mutual Information Feature Selection to Forecast Medium-Term Load Using a Deep Learning Model in Smart Homes

  • Omaji Samuel,
  • Fahad A. Alzahrani,
  • Raja Jalees Ul Hussen Khan,
  • Hassan Farooq,
  • Muhammad Shafiq,
  • Muhammad Khalil Afzal and
  • Nadeem Javaid

4 January 2020

Over the last decades, load forecasting is used by power companies to balance energy demand and supply. Among the several load forecasting methods, medium-term load forecasting is necessary for grid’s maintenance planning, settings of electrici...

  • Article
  • Open Access
296 Views
34 Pages

5 September 2026

The accelerated deployment of electric vehicles requires planning tools able to quantify how much charging infrastructure can be integrated into distribution systems without violating operational constraints. This paper proposes a multi-scenario opti...

(This article belongs to the Section Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,097 Views
44 Pages

Intelligent Active and Reactive Power Management for Wind-Based Distributed Generation in Microgrids via Advanced Metaheuristic Optimization

  • Rubén Iván Bolaños,
  • Héctor Pinto Vega,
  • Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña,
  • Oscar Danilo Montoya and
  • Jesús C. Hernández

This research evaluates the performance of six metaheuristic algorithms in the active and reactive power management of wind turbines (WTs) integrated into an AC microgrid (MG). The population-based genetic algorithm (PGA) is proposed as the primary o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
364 Views
71 Pages

Multi-objective optimization has become an indispensable tool for solving engineering design and manufacturing problems involving multiple conflicting objectives. This paper presents a novel parameter-less multi-objective optimization (MOO) framework...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,072 Views
23 Pages

11 October 2025

This paper presents an optimization-based scheduling strategy for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in alternating current microgrids, considering both grid-connected and islanded operation. The study addresses two independent objectives: minimiz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,236 Views
37 Pages

26 April 2026

The increasing integration of intermittent renewable energy sources (RESs) into islanded Hybrid Power Systems (HPSs) is a critical step towards global energy sustainability; however, it poses significant challenges to frequency stability owing to low...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
631 Views
48 Pages

Parallel PSO-Based Coordinated P–Q Dispatch of BESS for Cost-Effective Operation of Active Distribution Networks

  • Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña,
  • Fiderman Machuca-Martínez and
  • Oscar Danilo Montoya

19 August 2026

The large-scale integration of photovoltaic generation into distribution grids has introduced significant operational challenges, including voltage excursions, reverse power flows, and increased variability. Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) off...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Thermal Energy and Battery Storage Integration into Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
6,106 Views
19 Pages

A Multi-Objective Modified PSO for Inverse Kinematics of a 5-DOF Robotic Arm

  • Nizar Rokbani,
  • Bilel Neji,
  • Mohamed Slim,
  • Seyedali Mirjalili and
  • Raymond Ghandour

14 July 2022

In this paper, a new modified particle swarm optimization, m-PSO, is proposed, in which the novelty consists of proposing a fitness-based particle swarm optimization algorithm, PSO, which adapts the particles’ behavior rather than the PSO param...

(This article belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)