An Efficient Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm for Enhanced Wind Energy Capture

An optimal topographical arrangement of wind turbines (WTs) is essential for increasing the total power production of a wind farm (WF). This work introduces PSO-GA, a newly formulated algorithm based on the hybrid of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and the Genetic Algorithm (GA) method, to provide the best possible and reliable WF layout (WFL) for enhanced output power. Because GA improves on PSO-found solutions while PSO investigates several regions; therefore, hybrid PSO-GA can effectively handle issues involving multiple local optima. In the first phase of the framework, PSO improves the original variables; in the second phase, the variables are changed for improved fitness. The goal function takes into account both the power production of the WF and the cost per power while analyzing the wake loss using the Jenson wake model. To evaluate the robustness of this strategy, three case studies are analyzed. The algorithm identifies the best possible position of turbines and strictly complies with industry-standard separation distances to prevent extreme wake interference. This comparative study on the past layout improvement process models demonstrates that the proposed hybrid algorithm enhanced performance with a significant power improvement of 0.03–0.04% and a 24–27.3% reduction in wake loss. The above findings indicate that the proposed PSO-GA can be better than the other innovative methods, especially in the aspects of quality and consistency of the solution.