基于改进全局和声搜索算法LSSVM的短期电力负荷预测

针对全局和声搜索算法（GHS）存在的缺陷,提出改进全局和声搜索算法（IGHS）。该算法通过扩大最优和声搜索区域,并在搜索过程中引入受和声库影响的微调变量,从而增强了算法跳出局部极小值束缚的能力。将该改进算法应用于电力负荷预测中,提出基于改进全局和声搜索算法最小二乘支持向量机（IGHS-LSSVM）的负荷预测方法。利用某电力公司的历史数据进行仿真,结果表明方法具有较高的预测精度。     

An effective hybrid harmony search-based algorithm for solving multidimensional knapsack problems

This study presents an effective hybrid algorithm based on harmony search (HHS) for solving multidimensional knapsack problems (MKPs). In the proposed HHS algorithm, a novel harmony improvisation mechanism is developed with the modified memory consideration rule and the global-best pitch adjustment scheme to enhance the global exploration. A parallel updating strategy is employed to enrich the harmony memory diversity. To well balance the exploration and the exploitation, the fruit fly optimization (FFO) scheme is integrated as a local search strategy. For solving MKPs, binary strings are used to represent solutions and two repair operators are applied to guarantee the feasibility of the solutions. The HHS is calibrated based on the Taguchi method of design-of-experiment. Extensive numerical investigations based on well-known benchmark instances are conducted. The comparative evaluations indicate the HHS is much more effective than the existing HS and FFO variants in solving MKPs.     

A hybrid harmony search algorithm for the blocking permutation flow shop scheduling problem

This paper proposes a hybrid modified global-best harmony search (hmgHS) algorithm for solving the blocking permutation flow shop scheduling problem with the makespan criterion. First of all, the largest position value (LPV) rule is proposed to convert continuous harmony vectors into job permutations. Second, an efficient initialization scheme based on the Nawaz-Enscore-Ham (NEH) heuristic is presented to construct the initial harmony memory with a certain level of quality and diversity. Third, harmony search is employed to evolve harmony vectors in the harmony memory to perform exploration, whereas a local search algorithm based on the insert neighborhood is embedded to enhance the local exploitation ability. Moreover, a new pitch adjustment rule is developed to well inherit good structures from the global-best harmony vector. Computational simulations and comparisons demonstrated the superiority of the proposed hybrid harmony search algorithm in terms of solution quality.     

学习型和声搜索算法及其在0-1 背包问题中的应用

针对现有和声搜索算法存在的不足,提出一种学习型和声搜索算法(LHS).根据目标函数值的变化,自适应调整和声记忆考虑概率(HMCR);引入学习机制,加快算法的搜索速度;动态调节基音调整概率(PAR),增强算法的全局搜索能力.对16个标准函数的测试结果表明,所提出的LHS算法与其他4种和声搜索算法相比具有较好的效果.最后将改进算法应用于10个0-1背包问题和1个经典的50维背包实例,实验结果表明LHS算法优于其他算法.关键词:和声搜索算法;自适应;学习策略;搜索速度;0-1背包问题     

VARIANCE-BASED HARMONY SEARCH ALGORITHM FOR UNIMODAL AND MULTIMODAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS WITH APPLICATION TO CLUSTERING

This article presents a novel variance-based harmony search algorithm (VHS) for solving optimization problems. VHS incorporates the concepts borrowed from the invasive weed optimization technique to improve the performance of the harmony search algorithm (HS). This eliminates the main problem of constant parameter setting in the algorithm proposed recently and named as explorative HS. It uses the variance of a current population as well as presents a solution vector to improvise the harmony memory. In addition, the dynamic pitch adjustment operator is used to avoid solution oscillation. The proposed algorithm is evaluated on 14 standard benchmark functions of various characteristics. The performance of the proposed algorithm is investigated and compared with classical HS, an improved version of HS, the global best HS, self-adaptive HS, explorative HS, and the recently proposed state-of-art gravitational search algorithm. Experimental results reveal that the proposed algorithm outperforms the above-mentioned approaches. The effects of scalability, noise, harmony memory size, and harmony memory consideration rate have also been investigated with the proposed algorithm. The proposed algorithm is then employed for a data clustering problem. Four real-life datasets selected from the UCI machine learning repository have been used. The results indicate that the VHS-based clustering outperforms the existing well-known clustering algorithms.     

改进的多目标和声搜索算法

针对和声搜索算法不能很好求解多目标优化问题的缺陷,引入邻域搜索算子,对和声记忆库内搜索到的分量进行扰动,对和声记忆库外进行Pareto邻域搜索,实现群体间信息交换,提高算法的全局搜索能力。数值实验选取4个常用测试函数并与NSGA-II、SPEA2、MOPSO 3个多目标算法进行比较,测试结果验证了改进算法的有效性。     

MSFLA/GHS/SFLA-GHS/SDE algorithms for economic dispatch problem considering multiple fuels and valve point loadings

This paper presents modern approaches for solving economic dispatch (ED) problem considering multiple fuels in one example, and both valve-point effects and multiple fuels in another example. In this paper, modern heuristic methods such as modified shuffled frog leaping algorithm (MSFLA), global-best harmony search algorithm (GHS), hybrid algorithms such as SFLA-GHS and shuffled differential evolution (SDE) are considered to solve this ED problem. A novel constraint handling technique along with penalty factor method is proposed and applied for all methods. The proposed approaches do not have the drawbacks of the classical heuristics such as local optimal trapping due to premature convergence, insufficient capability to find nearby extreme points, and lack of efficient mechanism to treat the constraints. The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed methods were demonstrated on 10 unit system case studies and compared with existing methods in the literature. The experiments showed that the proposed approaches were capable of determining higher quality solution while addressing the ED problems.     

Modified harmony search optimization for constrained design problems

Constrained optimization is a major real-world problem. Constrained optimization problems consist of an objective function subjected to both linear and nonlinear constraints. Here a constraint handling procedure based on the fitness priority-based ranking method (FPBRM) is proposed. It is embedded into a harmony search (HS) algorithm that allows it to satisfy constraints. The HS algorithm is conceptualized using the musical process of searching for a perfect state of harmony. Here, the original heuristic HS was improved by combining both improved and global-best methods along with the FPBRM. The resulting modified harmony search (MHS) was then compared with the original HS technique and other optimization methods for several test problems.     

A novel grouping harmony search algorithm for the multiple-type access node location problem

In this paper we present a novel grouping harmony search algorithm for the Access Node Location Problem (ANLP) with different types of concentrators. The ANLP is a NP-hard problem where a set of distributed terminals, with distinct rate demands, must be assigned to a variable number of concentrators subject to capacity constraints. We consider the possibility of choosing between different concentrator models is given in order to provide service demand at different cost. The ANLP is relevant in communication networks design, and has been considered before within the design of MPLS networks, for example. The approach we propose to tackle the ANLP problem consists of a hybrid Grouping Harmony Search (GHS) algorithm with a local search method and a technique for repairing unfeasible solutions. Moreover, the presented scheme also includes the adaptation of the GHS to a differential scheme, where each proposed harmony is obtained from the same harmony in the previous iteration. This differential scheme is perfectly adapted to the specifications of the ANLP problem, as it utilizes the grouping concept based on the proximity between nodes, instead of being only based on the grouping concept. This allows for a higher efficiency on the searching process of the algorithm. Extensive Monte Carlo simulations in synthetic instances show that this proposal provides faster convergence rate, less computational complexity and better statistical performance than alternative algorithms for the ANLP, such as grouping genetic algorithms, specially when the size of the scenario increases. We also include practical results for the application of GHS to a real wireless network deployment problem in Bizkaia, northern Spain.     

基于和声退火算法的多维函数优化*

在研究和声搜索对多维函数优化问题的基础上,结合传统的模拟退火算法,提出一种混合优化算法——和声退火算法。该算法改进了和声的搜索机制,选取合理的取值概率HMCR以及动态的微调概率PAR,在和声记忆库内随机搜索,获得较高质量的新和声;然后对新和声执行一次Metropolis算法,从而增强了全局探索能力,减小了陷入局部极小值的机会。仿真实验数据表明,算法明显优于和声搜索和模拟退火算法,具有较高的求解质量和效率。     

多样性保持的和声搜索算法及其TSP求解

为了改善和声记忆库群体多样性, 提高算法的全局寻优能力, 在度量群体多样性指标的基础上, 从参数动态调整方法、和声记忆库更新策略两个方面对基本和声搜索算法进行了改进, 提出了多样性保持的和声搜索算法, 并将该算法应用于TSP的求解。结合TSP问题特点, 设计了基于交换和插入算子的和声微调方法。实例优化结果表明, 改进后的算法不容易陷入局部最优, 优化性能显著提高。     

自适应改进和声—单纯形进化算法研究

针对和声搜索算法的不足,提出了一种自适应改进和声—单纯形进化算法(AIHSEA)。通过在新算法中加入变异策略对和声微调进行改进来增强算法的鲁棒性;适时执行单纯形算子增加群体搜索的方向性来加快搜索;采用自适应参数HMCR、PAR和BW调节全局和局部搜索。采用六个标准的优化算法测试函数对AIHSEA进行测试,并与HS、IHS和GHS算法进行对比,仿真结果表明AIHSEA算法具有较强的精确寻优和跳出局部最优的能力。     

An optimization algorithm inspired by musical composition

In this paper we propose a new multiagent metaheuristic based in an artificial society that uses a dynamic creative system to compose music, called “Method of musical composition” or MMC. To show the performance of our proposed MMC algorithm, 13 benchmark continuous optimization problems and the related results are compared with harmony search, improved harmony search, global-best harmony search and self-adaptative harmony search. The experimental results demonstrate that MMC improves the results obtained by the other metaheuristics in a set of multi-modal functions.     

和声搜索算法研究进展

和声搜索算法是一种新兴的智能优化算法,通过反复调整记忆库中的解变量,使函数值随着迭代次数的增加不断收敛,从而来完成优化。算法概念简单、可调参数少、容易实现。研究了和声搜索算法的起源,基本思想;给出了和声搜索算法的步骤和基本流程,并分析了记忆库取值概率和微调概率对算法的影响。比较了和声搜索算法与遗传算法的差异,给出了和声搜索算法的应用前景和研究趋势。     

基于遗传和声算法求解函数优化问题*

针对遗传算法和和声搜索算法各自的特点,提出了一种新的搜索算法——遗传和声算法（GAHS）。新算法利用遗传算法改进了和声算法中和声记忆库初始解的产生方式,同时对和声算法中新解的产生方式也作了改进;将此改进算法应用到函数优化问题中,并分别对六个测试函数进行了仿真,用于验证算法的可行性。仿真结果表明,遗传和声算法提高了函数优化的搜索效率,具有较高的寻优性能和较强的跳出局部极小的能力。     

A self-adaptive multi-objective harmony search algorithm based on harmony memory variance

Although harmony search (HS) algorithm has shown many advantages in solving global optimization problems, its parameters need to be set by users according to experience and problem characteristics. This causes great difficulties for novice users. In order to overcome this difficulty, a self-adaptive multi-objective harmony search (SAMOHS) algorithm based on harmony memory variance is proposed in this paper. In the SAMOHS algorithm, a modified self-adaptive bandwidth is employed, moreover, the self-adaptive parameter setting based on variation of harmony memory variance is proposed for harmony memory considering rate (HMCR) and pitch adjusting rate (PAR). To solve multi-objective optimization problems (MOPs), the proposed SAMOHS uses non-dominated sorting and truncating procedure to update harmony memory (HM). To demonstrate the effectiveness of the SAMOHS, it is tested with many benchmark problems and applied to solve a practical engineering optimization problem. The experimental results show that the SAMOHS is competitive in convergence performance and diversity performance, compared with other multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs). In the experiment, the impact of harmony memory size (HMS) on the performance of SAMOHS is also analyzed.     

动态子和声算法求解无等待批量流水线问题

针对无等待批量流水线调度问题,根据和声算法的机理,提出了一种改进的和声算法对其进行求解。利用NEH和混沌序列相结合的方法产生初始解,并实现了和声向量与工序之间的转换;充分利用最优解,设计新的更新算子,为了避免陷入局部最优,引入了变异策略;结合蛙跳算法分组的特点,将和声库随机动态的分成了几个子和声;为平衡算法的全局开发和局部搜索的能力,对子和声中的最优解执行了局部搜索。通过仿真实验与其他几种算法进行比较,证明了算法的有效性。     

求解函数优化问题的反向自适应和声搜索算法

针对多维函数优化问题,提出2种新的反向自适应和声搜索算法。在自适应和声搜索算法的基础上,通过引入反向初始化操作,增强初始和声库的质量。设计一种反向自适应新和声搜索产生策略,加强算法的寻优能力。分别设计2种不同的和声微调概率的设置方式,并研究其对于算法收敛速度的影响。针对4个标准测试函数的仿真实验结果表明,与传统的和声搜索算法相比,2种算法的求解质量和收敛速度都有所提升。     

一种求解多模态复杂问题的混合和声差分算法

针对多模态复杂优化问题,提出了一种基于和声搜索和差分进化的混合优化算法:HHSDE算法。在不同的进化阶段,HHSDE算法依据累积加权更新成功率来自适应地选择和声算法或差分算法作为更新下一代种群的方式,并改进了差分算法的变异策略来平衡差分算法的全局与局部搜索能力。通过对10个多模态Benchmark函数进行测试,利用Wilcoxon秩和检验对不同算法的计算结果进行比较,结果表明HHSDE算法具有收敛速度快,求解精度高,稳定性好等优势。     

和声搜索-分布估计混合算法求解多目标优化问题

针对和声搜索算法不能很好地求解多目标优化问题的缺陷,提出一种多目标和声搜索—分布估计混合算法(MHS-EDA)。该算法一方面利用分布估计的采样操作对和声记忆库内进行搜索,拓宽了和声记忆库内空间;另一方面对和声记忆库外进行外部档案搜索,实现群体间信息交换,从而提高了多目标和声算法的全局搜索能力。数值实验选取六个常用测试函数,并与多目标遗传算法、多目标分布估计算法、多目标和声搜索算法进行比较,测试结果表明提出的混合算法能够有效地解决多目标优化问题。