DESIGN OF REAL-WORLD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS USING FRONT-END 3D SIMULATION & OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES
POLOPT/ Optim: Module for Free-Form Optimization
Direct Optimization
Case study 3: Optimization of the capacitor head in GCB
- Optimization of the capacitor head in the generator circuit breaker (GCB)
- Initial cylindrical form is converted through the automatic optimization procedure to the optimal shape
- The absolute minimal field strength is obtained thanks to the fact that global optimum is reached
- The animation illustrates the generation of the optimal form of the capacitor head through an iterative optimization algorithm used in POLOPT/Optim
