Guo Zhao^1,2, Chi Zhang^1,2,*, Qiyuan Ren^1,2

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.11, pp. 3355-3379, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.053130 - 21 October 2024

Abstract In the context of China’s “double carbon” goals and rural revitalization strategy, the energy transition promotes the large-scale integration of distributed renewable energy into rural power grids. Considering the operational characteristics of rural microgrids and their impact on users, this paper establishes a two-layer scheduling model incorporating flexible loads. The upper-layer aims to minimize the comprehensive operating cost of the rural microgrid, while the lower-layer aims to minimize the total electricity cost for rural users. An Improved Adaptive Genetic Algorithm (IAGA) is proposed to solve the model. Results show that the two-layer scheduling model with More >

Gang Wang^*, Yuedong Wu, Xiaoyi Qian, Yi Zhao

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.11, pp. 3417-3435, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.052268 - 21 October 2024

Abstract A robust scheduling optimization method for wind–fire storage system distribution based on the mixed carbon trading mechanism is proposed to improve the rationality of carbon emission quota allocation while reducing the instability of large-scale wind power access systems. A hybrid carbon trading mechanism that combines short-term and long-term carbon trading is constructed, and a fuzzy set based on Wasserstein measurement is proposed to address the uncertainty of wind power access. Moreover, a robust scheduling optimization method for wind–fire storage systems is formed. Results of the multi scenario comparative analysis of practical cases show that the More >

Zhihong Lin¹, Zeng Zeng², Yituan Yu², Yinlin Ren¹, Xuesong Qiu^1,*, Jinqian Chen¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1641-1665, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055802 - 15 October 2024

Abstract For permanent faults (PF) in the power communication network (PCN), such as link interruptions, the time-sensitive networking (TSN) relied on by PCN, typically employs spatial redundancy fault-tolerance methods to keep service stability and reliability, which often limits TSN scheduling performance in fault-free ideal states. So this paper proposes a graph attention residual network-based routing and fault-tolerant scheduling mechanism (GRFS) for data flow in PCN, which specifically includes a communication system architecture for integrated terminals based on a cyclic queuing and forwarding (CQF) model and fault recovery method, which reduces the impact of faults by simplified… More >

Yizhuo Zhu¹, Shaosi He², Deming Lei^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 843-866, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054473 - 15 October 2024

Abstract Unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem (UPMSP) is a typical scheduling one and UPMSP with various real-life constraints such as additional resources has been widely studied; however, UPMSP with additional resources, maintenance, and energy-related objectives is seldom investigated. The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm has been successfully applied to various production scheduling problems and demonstrates potential search advantages in solving UPMSP with additional resources, among other factors. In this study, an energy-efficient UPMSP with additional resources and maintenance is considered. A dynamical artificial bee colony (DABC) algorithm is presented to minimize makespan and total energy consumption… More >

Abdulrahman M. Abdulghani^*

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.6, pp. 241-259, 2024, DOI:10.32604/jai.2024.056259 - 16 October 2024

Abstract Cloud computing has rapidly evolved into a critical technology, seamlessly integrating into various aspects of daily life. As user demand for cloud services continues to surge, the need for efficient virtualization and resource management becomes paramount. At the core of this efficiency lies task scheduling, a complex process that determines how tasks are allocated and executed across cloud resources. While extensive research has been conducted in the area of task scheduling, optimizing multiple objectives simultaneously remains a significant challenge due to the NP (Non-deterministic Polynomial) Complete nature of the problem. This study aims to address… More >

Khalilallah Memarzadeh¹, Hamed Kazemipoor^1,*, Mohammad Fallah¹, Babak Farhang Moghaddam²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.141, No.2, pp. 1275-1304, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.050306 - 27 September 2024

Abstract Motivated by a critical issue of airline planning process, this paper addresses a new two-stage scenario-based robust optimization in operational airline planning to cope with uncertainty and possible flight disruptions. Following the route network scheme and generated flight timetables, aircraft maintenance routing and crew scheduling are critical factors in airline planning and operations cost management. This study considers the simultaneous assignment of aircraft fleet and crew to the scheduled flight while satisfying a set of operational constraints, rules, and regulations. Considering multiple locations for airline maintenance and crew bases, we solve the problem of integrated… More > Graphic Abstract

Qianyao Zhu¹, Kaizhou Gao^1,*, Wuze Huang¹, Zhenfang Ma¹, Adam Slowik²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.3, pp. 3573-3589, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055244 - 12 September 2024

Abstract The flow shop scheduling problem is important for the manufacturing industry. Effective flow shop scheduling can bring great benefits to the industry. However, there are few types of research on Distributed Hybrid Flow Shop Problems (DHFSP) by learning assisted meta-heuristics. This work addresses a DHFSP with minimizing the maximum completion time (Makespan). First, a mathematical model is developed for the concerned DHFSP. Second, four Q-learning-assisted meta-heuristics, e.g., genetic algorithm (GA), artificial bee colony algorithm (ABC), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and differential evolution (DE), are proposed. According to the nature of DHFSP, six local search operations… More >

Juan Li¹, Tingting Xu^1,*, Yi Gu², Chuang Liu¹, Guiping Zhou², Guoliang Bian¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.10, pp. 2777-2795, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.052331 - 11 September 2024

Abstract In fossil energy pollution is serious and the “double carbon” goal is being promoted, as a symbol of fresh energy in the electrical system, solar and wind power have an increasing installed capacity, only conventional units obviously can not solve the new energy as the main body of the scheduling problem. To enhance the system scheduling ability, based on the participation of thermal power units, incorporate the high energy-carrying load of electro-melting magnesium into the regulation object, and consider the effects on the wind unpredictability of the power. Firstly, the operating characteristics of high energy… More >

Junhui Li¹, Yuqing Zhang¹, Can Chen², Xiaoxiao Wang², Yinchi Shao², Xingxu Zhu¹, Cuiping Li^1,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.9, pp. 2389-2408, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.050239 - 19 August 2024

Abstract Aiming at the consumption problems caused by the high proportion of renewable energy being connected to the distribution network, it also aims to improve the power supply reliability of the power system and reduce the operating costs of the power system. This paper proposes a two-stage planning method for distributed generation and energy storage systems that considers the hierarchical partitioning of source-storage-load. Firstly, an electrical distance structural index that comprehensively considers active power output and reactive power output is proposed to divide the distributed generation voltage regulation domain and determine the access location and number… More >

Rong Wang¹, Xinxin Xu², Zijia Wang^3,*, Fei Ji¹, Nankun Mu⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2363-2385, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053564 - 15 August 2024

Abstract Marine container terminal (MCT) plays a key role in the marine intelligent transportation system and international logistics system. However, the efficiency of resource scheduling significantly influences the operation performance of MCT. To solve the practical resource scheduling problem (RSP) in MCT efficiently, this paper has contributions to both the problem model and the algorithm design. Firstly, in the problem model, different from most of the existing studies that only consider scheduling part of the resources in MCT, we propose a unified mathematical model for formulating an integrated RSP. The new integrated RSP model allocates and… More >