Lumbreras Sancho, Sara Ramos Galán, Andrés Sánchez Martín, Pedro 2016-01-15T11:14:23Z 2016-01-15T11:14:23Z 2015-12-01 1095-4244 https://doi.org/10.1002/we.1807 Artículos en revistas Electrical layout design is, for offshore wind farms (OWF), a complex problem that has a far-reaching impact on both plant cost and reliability. A full optimization of the layout, as opposed to just selecting the most favorable pre-established configuration, is required in order to capture all the potential efficiencies. However, classical optimization methods such as mixed-integer programming (MIP) might not be applicable to large OWFs. This paper describes a novel combination of ordinal optimization (OO) and MIP that is able to deal with large problems in reduced computation times with a statistical optimality guarantee. The algorithm is applied to a real case study taken from Barrow Offshore Wind Farm in the East Irish Sea. Electrical layout design is, for offshore wind farms (OWF), a complex problem that has a far-reaching impact on both plant cost and reliability. A full optimization of the layout, as opposed to just selecting the most favorable pre-established configuration, is required in order to capture all the potential efficiencies. However, classical optimization methods such as mixed-integer programming (MIP) might not be applicable to large OWFs. This paper describes a novel combination of ordinal optimization (OO) and MIP that is able to deal with large problems in reduced computation times with a statistical optimality guarantee. The algorithm is applied to a real case study taken from Barrow Offshore Wind Farm in the East Irish Sea. application/pdf en-GB Revista: Wind Energy, Periodo: 1, Volumen: online, Número: 12, Página inicial: 2241, Página final: 2258 Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica (IIT) Offshore wind farm electrical design using a hybrid of ordinal optimization and mixed-integer programming info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess offshore wind farms; collector system; transmission system; electrical layout; circuit optimization offshore wind farms; collector system; transmission system; electrical layout; circuit optimization