• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1988년도 전기.전자공학 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.863-865
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• 1988

This paper presents a optimal Var allocation algorithm for minimizing transmission line losses and improving voltage profile in a given system. In this paper, nodal input data is considered as Gaussian distribution with their mean value and their variance. A Stocastic Linear programming technique based on chance constrained method is applied, to solve the var allocation problem with probabilistic constraint. The test result in 6-Bus Model system showes that the voltage distribution of load buses is improved and the power loss is more reduced than before var allocation.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.45-59
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 상수관의 개량사업을 보다 효율적으로 실시 할 수 있는 방법으로 국내 실정에 적합한 상수관로의 노후도 조사방법을 이용하여 매설된 관의 노후도를 예측 근거한 최적 개량 모형을 제시하였다. 노후도 예측 모형은 확률론적 신경망 이론을 바탕으로 관별 노후도 정도를 5개 등급으로 구분하며 산정된 관별 노후도 등급 및 관경을 바탕으로 최대 잔존수명을 산정하였다. 최적 개량 모형은 관의 유지보수, 갱생, 교체의 시기 및 비용을 산정하는 것으로 최단경로흐름을 응용한 정수계획법을 이용하여 제시하였다. 또한 개발된 최적 개량 모형은 보다 현실적인 모형을 구축하기 위해 예산제약 유무에 따라 2가지 구분하여 모형을 제시하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 제안된 모형은 상수관로의 관리를 위해 보다 정량적인 방법으로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.1529-1539
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• 2000

A newly developed optimization method which uses the genetic algorithm combined with the sensitivity analysis is presented in this paper. The genetic algorithm is a probabilistic method, searching the optimum at several points simultaneously, requiring only the values of the object and constraint functions. It has therefore more chances to find global solution and can be applied various problems. Nevertheless, it has such shortcomings that even it approaches the optimum rapidly in the early stage, it slows down afterward and it can't consider the constraints explicitly. It is only because it can't search the local area near the current points. The traditional method, on the other hand, using sensitivity analysis is of great advantage in searching the near optimum. Thus the combination of the two techniques makes use of the individual advantages, that is, the superiority both in global searching by the genetic algorithm and in local searching by the sensitivity analysis. Application of the method to the several test functions verifies that the method suggested is very efficient and powerful to find the global solutions, and that the constraints can be considered properly.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.95-107
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• 2022

This paper introduces a novel, rigorous, and efficient probabilistic methodology for the performance-based optimal design (PBOD) of semi-active tuned mass damper (SATMD) for seismically excited nonlinear structures. The proposed methodology is consistent with the modern performance-based earthquake engineering framework and aims to design reliable control systems. To this end, an optimization problem has been defined which considers the parameters of control systems as design variables and minimization of the probability of exceeding a targeted structural performance level during the lifetime as an objective function with a constraint on the failure probability of stroke length damage state associated with mass damper mechanism. The effectiveness of the proposed methodology is illustrated through a numerical example of performance analysis of an eight-story nonlinear shear building frame with hysteretic bilinear behavior. The SATMD with variable stiffness and damping have been designed separately with different mass ratios. Their performance has been compared with that of uncontrolled structure and the structure controlled with passive TMD in terms of probabilistic demand curves, response hazard curves, fragility curves, and exceedance probability of performance levels during the lifetime. Numerical results show the effectiveness, simplicity, and reliability of the proposed PBOD method in designing SATMD with variable stiffness and damping for the nonlinear frames where they have reduced the exceedance probability of the structure up to 49% and 44%, respectively.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.975-981
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• 2013

강건 최적화 기법은 설계 초기 단계부터 설계변수의 변동이 목적함수에 미치는 효과를 최소화할 수 있는 유일한 방법이다. 강건 최적화의 정식화를 위해서는 분산을 정확히 예측하고 확률제한조건을 정식화하는 것이 가장 중요한 과정이 된다. 분산 및 확률제한조건을 예측하고 정식화하기 위한 방법으로 공정능력지수 및 식스시그마 기법과 같은 여러 가지 방법이 적용되고 있으나, 실제 공정에서 널리 적용되는 불량률을 이용한 확률제한조건 처리 기법에 대한 연구는 아직까지 전무한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 자동차 로워암의 무게와 최대응력의 평균과 표준편차에 대한 설계영역을 탐색하고, 이후 로워암의 강건 최적화를 수행하였다. 변동을 예측하기 위한 표준편차의 계산은 2 차 테일러 전개를 통해 수치적인 정확도를 기하였다. 강건 최적화는 설계변수의 불연속성을 고려하기 위하여 최적화 과정에서 미분 정보를 적용하지 않은 심플렉스 알고리즘을 적용하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1458-1466
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• 2004

Deterministic optimum designs that are obtained without consideration of uncertainties could lead to unrealiable designs. Such deterministic engineering optimization tends to promote the structural system with less reliability redundancy than obtained with conventional design procedures using the factor of safety. Consequently, deterministic optimized structures will usually have higher failure probabilities than unoptimized structures. This paper proposes the reliability based design optimization technique fur apressure tank considering temperature effect. This paper presents an efficient and stable reliability based design optimization method by using the advanced first order second moment method, which evaluates a probabilistic constraint for more accuracy. In addition, the response surface method is utilized to approximate the performance functions describing the system characteristics in the reliability based design optimization procedure.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2004년도 춘계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.9-16
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• 2004

This study presents results of aerodynamic wing optimization under uncertainties. To consider uncertainties, an alternative strategy for reliability-based design optimization(RBDO) is developed. The strategy utilizes a single loop algorithm and a sequential approximation optimization(SAO) technique. The SAO strategy relies on the trust region-SQP framework which validates approximated functions at every iteration. Further improvement in computational efficiency is achieved by applying the same sensitivity of limit state functions in the reliability analysis and in the equivalent deterministic constraint calculation. The framework is examined by solving an analytical test problem to show that the proposed framework has the computational efficiency over existing methods. The proposed strategy enables exploiting the RBDO technique in aerodynamic design. For the aerodynamic wing design problem, the solution converges to the reliable point satisfying the probabilistic constraints.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.432-446
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• 1996

A stochastic Hamilton variational principle(SHVP) is formulated for dynamic problems of linear continuum. The SHVP allows incorporation of probabilistic distributions into the finite element analysis. The formulation is simplified by transformation of correlated random variables to a set of uncorrelated random variables through a standard eigenproblem. A procedure based on the Fourier analysis and synthesis is presented for eliminating secularities from the perturbation approach. In addition to, a method to analyse stochastic design sensitivity for structural dynamics is present. A combination of the adjoint variable approach and the second order perturbation method is used in the finite element codes. An alternative form of the constraint functional that holds for all times is introduced to consider the time response of dynamic sensitivity. The algorithms developed can readily be adapted to existing deterministic finite element codes. The numerical results for stochastic analysis by proceeding approach of cantilever, 2D-frame and 3D-frame illustrates in this paper.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.276-290
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• 2010

The join operator is fundamental in relational database systems. Evaluating join queries on large tables is challenging because records need to be efficiently matched based on a given key. In this work, we analyze join queries in SQL with large tables in which a foreign key may be null, invalid or valid, given a referential integrity constraint. We conduct an extensive join performance evaluation on three DBMSs. Specifically, we study join queries varying table sizes, row size and key probabilistic distribution, inserting null, invalid or valid foreign key values. We also benchmark three well-known query optimizations: view materialization, secondary index and join reordering. Our experiments show certain optimizations perform well across DBMSs, whereas other optimizations depend on the DBMS architecture.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제17권3_4호
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• pp.593-609
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• 2004

Peak response is a more suitable index than mean response in the light of structural safety. In this study, a controller optimization method is proposed to restrict peak responses of building structures subject to earthquake excitations, which are modeled as partially stationary stochastic process. The constraints are given with specified failure probabilities of peak responses. LQR is chosen to assure stability in numerical process of optimization. Optimization problem is formulated with weightings on controlled outputs as design variables and gradients of objective and constraint functions are derived. Full state feedback controllers designed by the proposed method satisfy various design objectives and output feedback controllers using LQG also yield similar results without significant performance deterioration.