Harmony search algorithm is the recently developed metaheuristic in the last decade. It
mimics the behavior of a musician producing a perfect harmony. It has been used to solve …

Water resource management is a complex engineering problem, due to the stochastic
nature of inflow, various demands and environmental flow downstream. With the increase in …

This paper develops an Improved harmony search (IHS) algorithm for solving optimization
problems. IHS employs a novel method for generating new solution vectors that enhances …

Most structural optimization methods are based on mathematical algorithms that require
substantial gradient information. The selection of the starting values is also important to …

Harmony search (HS) is a new meta-heuristic optimization method imitating the music
improvisation process where musicians improvise their instruments' pitches searching for a …

This study presents a cost minimization model for the design of water distribution networks.
The model uses a recently developed harmony search optimization algorithm while …

This paper presents a self-adaptive global best harmony search (SGHS) algorithm for
solving continuous optimization problems. In the proposed SGHS algorithm, a new …

The optimal utilization of multiple combined heat and power (CHP) systems is a complicated
problem that needs powerful methods to solve. This paper presents a harmony search (HS) …

This paper presents a harmony search algorithm for optimal reactive power dispatch
(ORPD) problem. Optimal reactive power dispatch is a mixed integer, nonlinear optimization …

Many methods have been developed and are in use for structural size optimization
problems, in which the cross-sectional areas or sizing variables are usually assumed to be …