Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency

Blade design of the horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) is an important parameter that determines the reliability and efficiency of a wind turbine. It is important to optimize the capture of the energy in the wind that can be correlated to the power coefficient (Cp) of HAWT system. In this paper, na...

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Main Authors: Sarkar, Md Rasel, Julai, Sabariah, Chong, Wen Tong, Toha, Siti Fauziah
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author Sarkar, Md Rasel
Julai, Sabariah
Chong, Wen Tong
Toha, Siti Fauziah
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Julai, Sabariah
Chong, Wen Tong
Toha, Siti Fauziah
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description Blade design of the horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) is an important parameter that determines the reliability and efficiency of a wind turbine. It is important to optimize the capture of the energy in the wind that can be correlated to the power coefficient (Cp) of HAWT system. In this paper, nature-inspired algorithms, e.g., ant colony optimization (ACO), artificial bee colony (ABC), and particle swarm optimization (PSO) are used to search for the blade parameters that can give the maximum value of Cp for HAWT. The parameters are tip speed ratio, blade radius, lift to drag ratio, solidity ratio, and chord length. The performance of these three algorithms in obtaining the optimal blade design based on the Cp are investigated and compared. In addition, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface (ANFIS) approach is implemented to predict the Cp of wind turbine blades for investigation of algorithm performance based on the coefficient determination (R 2 ) and root mean square error (RMSE). The optimized blade design parameters are validated with experimental results from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It was found that the optimized blade design parameters were obtained using an ABC algorithm with the maximum value power coefficient higher than ACO and PSO. The predicted Cp using ANFIS-ABC also outperformed the ANFIS-ACO and ANFIS-PSO. The difference between optimized and predicted is very small which implies the effectiveness of nature-inspired algorithms in this application. In addition, the value of RMSE and R 2 of the ABC-ANFIS algorithm were lower (indicating that the result obtained is more accurate) than the ACO and PSO algorithms. © 2019 by the authors.
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spelling um.eprints-235222020-01-22T02:15:02Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/23522/ Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency Sarkar, Md Rasel Julai, Sabariah Chong, Wen Tong Toha, Siti Fauziah TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Blade design of the horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) is an important parameter that determines the reliability and efficiency of a wind turbine. It is important to optimize the capture of the energy in the wind that can be correlated to the power coefficient (Cp) of HAWT system. In this paper, nature-inspired algorithms, e.g., ant colony optimization (ACO), artificial bee colony (ABC), and particle swarm optimization (PSO) are used to search for the blade parameters that can give the maximum value of Cp for HAWT. The parameters are tip speed ratio, blade radius, lift to drag ratio, solidity ratio, and chord length. The performance of these three algorithms in obtaining the optimal blade design based on the Cp are investigated and compared. In addition, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface (ANFIS) approach is implemented to predict the Cp of wind turbine blades for investigation of algorithm performance based on the coefficient determination (R 2 ) and root mean square error (RMSE). The optimized blade design parameters are validated with experimental results from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It was found that the optimized blade design parameters were obtained using an ABC algorithm with the maximum value power coefficient higher than ACO and PSO. The predicted Cp using ANFIS-ABC also outperformed the ANFIS-ACO and ANFIS-PSO. The difference between optimized and predicted is very small which implies the effectiveness of nature-inspired algorithms in this application. In addition, the value of RMSE and R 2 of the ABC-ANFIS algorithm were lower (indicating that the result obtained is more accurate) than the ACO and PSO algorithms. © 2019 by the authors. MDPI 2019 Article PeerReviewed Sarkar, Md Rasel and Julai, Sabariah and Chong, Wen Tong and Toha, Siti Fauziah (2019) Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency. Symmetry, 11 (4). p. 456. ISSN 2073-8994, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11040456 <https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11040456>. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11040456 doi:10.3390/sym11040456
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Sarkar, Md Rasel
Julai, Sabariah
Chong, Wen Tong
Toha, Siti Fauziah
Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency
title Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency
title_full Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency
title_short Effectiveness of Nature-Inspired Algorithms using ANFIS for Blade Design Optimization and Wind Turbine Efficiency
title_sort effectiveness of nature inspired algorithms using anfis for blade design optimization and wind turbine efficiency
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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