Optimization of Power Electronic Circuits Using Ant Colony System
- Authors
- Zhang, Jun; Chung, Henry S. H.; Lo, Alan W. L.; Huang, Tao
- Issue Date
- Jun-2008
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Citation
- 2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp 2396 - 2402
- Pages
- 7
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- 2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference
- Start Page
- 2396
- End Page
- 2402
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/115974
- DOI
- 10.1109/PESC.2008.4592300
- ISSN
- 0275-9306
- Abstract
- Ant colony optimization (ACO) is typically used to search paths through graphs. The concept is based on simulating the behavior of ants in finding paths from the colony to food. Its searching mechanism is applicable for optimizing electric circuits with components, like resistors and capacitors, available in discrete values. In this paper, an extended ACO (eACO) that can search the optimal values of components manufactured in discrete and continuous values is presented. The idea is based on using the orthogonal design method (ODM) to dynamically update the database of the continuous components so that those components will have pseudo-discrete values in the search space. To speed up the optimization process, the ODM performs local search of the best combination around the best ant. The eACO also takes the component tolerances into account in evaluating the fitness value of each ant. The proposed algorithm has been successfully used to optimize the design of a buck regulator. The predicted results have been compared with the published results available in the literature and have also verified with experimental measurements.
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