A vector wind driven optimization algorithm for multi-objective optimizations of electromagnetic devices

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Yang, Wenjia^a | Ho, S.L.^a | Yang, Shiyou^b;

Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong | [b] College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Shiyou Yang, College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.  E-mail: eesyyang@zju.edu.cn

Abstract: Wind driven optimization is a new entrant to evolutionary algorithms, and has been applied successfully to solve different engineering single objective (scalar) design problems. However, lukewarm efforts have been devoted to develop a vector optimizer using a wind driven optimization algorithm. This paper explores the potential of this new optimal method in solving multi-objective design problems in electromagnetics. In this regard, a vector wind driven optimization algorithm is proposed and validated using two inverse problems with promising numerical results.

Keywords: Wind driven optimization, multi-objective, evolutionary algorithm, design optimization

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-171186

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 55-62, 2019