Multi-objective constrained optimization for energy applications via tree ensembles
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Energy systems optimization problems are complex due to strongly non-linear system behavior and multiple competing objectives, e.g. economic gain vs. environmental impact. Moreover, a large number of input variables and different variable types, e.g. continuous and categorical, are challenges commonly present in real-world applications. In some cases, proposed optimal solutions need to obey explicit input constraints related to physical properties or safety-critical operating conditions. This paper proposes a novel data-driven strategy using tree ensembles for constrained multi-objective optimization of black-box problems with heterogeneous variable spaces for which underlying system dynamics are either too complex to model or unknown. In an extensive case study comprised of synthetic benchmarks and relevant energy applications we demonstrate the competitive performance and sampling efficiency of the proposed algorithm compared to other state-of-the-art tools, making it a useful all-in-one solution for real-world applications with limited evaluation budgets.
Date Issued
2022-01-15
Date Acceptance
2021-10-11
Citation
Applied Energy, 2022, 306 (Part B), pp.1-15
ISSN
0306-2619
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
15
Journal / Book Title
Applied Energy
Volume
306
Issue
Part B
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261921013490?via%3Dihub
Grant Number
EP/P016871/1
EP/T001577/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering
Gradient boosted trees
Multi-objective optimization
Mixed-integer programming
Black-box optimization
GENETIC ALGORITHM
PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL
GAUSSIAN-PROCESSES
DESIGN
GAS
PARAMETERIZATION
APPROXIMATION
REGRESSION
OPERATION
stat.ML
stat.ML
cs.AI
cs.LG
math.OC
09 Engineering
14 Economics
Energy
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-10-26