TY  - JOUR
T1  - Reliability Maximization of Power System Using Ant Colony Approach
AU - , A. Zeblah 
JO  - International Journal of Electrical and Power Engineering
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
SP  - 192
EP  - 201
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1990-7958
DO  - ijepe.2008.192.201
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijepe.2008.192.201
KW  - Ant colony
KW  -reliability optimization
KW  -multi-state systems
KW  -Universal Moment Generating Function (UMGF)
AB  - This study describes and uses an ant colony meta-heuristic optimization method to solve the reliability optimization problem. This problem is known as total reliability maximization of parallel-series system configuration. Redundant elements are included to achieve a high desired level of reliability. System reliability is represented by a multi-state reliability function. The systems elements are characterized by their performance (capacity), reliability and cost. These elements are chosen among a list of products available on the market. The proposed meta-heuristic seeks to the best maximal reliability system configuration with limited system investment. To estimate the parallel-series system reliability, a fast method based on Universal Moment Generating Function (UMGF) is suggested. The ant colony approach is used as an optimization technique.
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