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Book Adaptive Estimation of Li ion Battery Model Parameters

Download or read book Adaptive Estimation of Li ion Battery Model Parameters written by Daniyal Ali and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This work presents a novel application of a high gain adaptive observer-based technique for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery modeling. The model used in this work was originally developed by Chen and Mora. However, in Chen and Mora’s original work, the parameters required for the battery model were estimated through intensive experimentation. In contrast, this work presents an adaptive observer for estimating the battery model parameters. This results in the reduction of experimental effort required to estimate battery model parameters. The selected model (Chen and Mora’s model) requires twenty one parameters to accurately model a Li-ion battery. This work initially proposes three variations of a high gain adaptive observer-based technique to adaptively tune fifteen of the required parameters accurately. The remaining six parameters related to the shape of the no-load electromotive-force (EMF) curve are obtained via a voltage relaxation test. Based on observations made during simulations of the above proposed techniques, an improved estimation technique is proposed in the latter half of this document, and experimental results validating the proposed technique are presented. Experiments show that the model obtained through this technique is independent of the magnitude and type of load. The improved parameter estimation technique is justified using rigorous mathematical analysis. The proposed improved technique can be used either online or offline for estimating battery model parameters. This may be valuable for automatically updating battery models parameters on-board future smart vehicles in real time."--Abstract

Book Fault Diagnosis of Lithium Ion Battery Using Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation

Download or read book Fault Diagnosis of Lithium Ion Battery Using Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation written by Amardeep Singh Sidhu and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries have become integral parts of our lives; they are widely used in applications like handheld consumer products, automotive systems, and power tools among others. To extract maximum output from a Li-ion battery under optimal conditions it is imperative to have access to the state of the battery under every operating condition. Faults occurring in the battery when left unchecked can lead to irreversible, and under extreme conditions, catastrophic damage. In this thesis, an adaptive fault diagnosis technique is developed for Li-ion batteries. For the purpose of fault diagnosis the battery is modeled by using lumped electrical elements under the equivalent circuit paradigm. The model takes into account much of the electro-chemical phenomenon while keeping the computational effort at the minimum. The diagnosis process consists of multiple models representing the various conditions of the battery. A bank of observers is used to estimate the output of each model; the estimated output is compared with the measurement for generating residual signals. These residuals are then used in the multiple model adaptive estimation (MMAE) technique for generating probabilities and for detecting the signature faults. The effectiveness of the fault detection and identification process is also dependent on the model uncertainties caused by the battery modeling process. The diagnosis performance is compared for both the linear and nonlinear battery models. The non-linear battery model better captures the actual system dynamics and results in considerable improvement and hence robust battery fault diagnosis in real time. Furthermore, it is shown that the non-linear battery model enables precise battery condition monitoring in different degrees of over-discharge.

Book Control oriented Modeling and Adaptive Parameter Estimation of a Lithium Ion Intercalation Cell

Download or read book Control oriented Modeling and Adaptive Parameter Estimation of a Lithium Ion Intercalation Cell written by Pierre Yanhe Bi and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battery management systems using parameter and state estimators based on electrochemical models for Lithium ion cells, are promising efficient use and safety of the battery. In this thesis, two findings related to electrochemical model based estimation are presented - first an extended adaptive observer for a Li-ion cell and second a reduced order model of the Pseudo Two-Dimensional model. In order to compute the optimal control at any given time, a precise estimation of the battery states and health is required. This estimation is typically carried out for two metrics, state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH), for advanced BMS. To simultaneously estimate SOC and SOH of the cell, an extended adaptive observer, guaranteeing global stability for state tracking, is derived. This extended adaptive observer is based on a non-minimal representation of the linear plant and a recursive least square algorithm for the parameter update law. We further present a reduced order model of the Pseudo Two-Dimensional model, that captures spatial variations in physical phenomena in electrolyte diffusion, electrolyte potential, solid potential and reaction kinetics. It is based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) proposed in [281 for nonlinear beam models. The ANCF model is shown to be accurate for currents up to 4C for a LiCoO2 /LiC6 cell. The afore mentioned extended adaptive observer is also applied to the ANCF model and parameters are shown to converge under conditions of persistent excitation..

Book Fuzzy Filter Based State of Energy Estimation for Lithium Ion Batteries

Download or read book Fuzzy Filter Based State of Energy Estimation for Lithium Ion Batteries written by Shunli Wang and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awareness of the safety issues of lithium-ion batteries is crucial in the development of new energy technologies, and real-time and high-precision State of Energy (SOE) estimation is not only a prerequisite for battery safety, but also serves as the basis for predicting the remaining driving range of electric vehicles and aircrafts. In order to achieve real-time and accurate estimation of the energy state of lithium-ion batteries, this book improves the calculation method of the open-circuit voltage in the traditional second-order RC equivalent circuit model. It also combines a fuzzy controller and a dual-weighted multi-innovation algorithm to optimize the traditional Centralized Kalman Filter (CKF) algorithm in terms of the aspects of convergence speed, estimation accuracy, and algorithm robustness. This enables the precise estimation of SOE and the maximum available energy. The content of this book provides theoretical support for the development of new energy initiatives.

Book Multidimensional Lithium Ion Battery Status Monitoring

Download or read book Multidimensional Lithium Ion Battery Status Monitoring written by Shunli Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-12-28 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multidimensional Lithium-Ion Battery Status Monitoring focuses on equivalent circuit modeling, parameter identification, and state estimation in lithium-ion battery power applications. It explores the requirements of high-power lithium-ion batteries for new energy vehicles and systematically describes the key technologies in core state estimation based on battery equivalent modeling and parameter identification methods of lithium-ion batteries, providing a technical reference for the design and application of power lithium-ion battery management systems. Reviews Li-ion battery characteristics and applications. Covers battery equivalent modeling, including electrical circuit modeling and parameter identification theory Discusses battery state estimation methods, including state of charge estimation, state of energy prediction, state of power evaluation, state of health estimation, and cycle life estimation Introduces equivalent modeling and state estimation algorithms that can be applied to new energy measurement and control in large-scale energy storage Includes a large number of examples and case studies This book has been developed as a reference for researchers and advanced students in energy and electrical engineering.

Book Identification of Continuous time Models from Sampled Data

Download or read book Identification of Continuous time Models from Sampled Data written by Hugues Garnier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book dedicated to direct continuous-time model identification for 15 years. It cuts down on time spent hunting through journals by providing an overview of much recent research in an increasingly busy field. The CONTSID toolbox discussed in the final chapter gives an overview of developments and practical examples in which MATLAB® can be used for direct time-domain identification of continuous-time systems. This is a valuable reference for a broad audience.

Book Battery Management Systems

    Book Details:
  • Author : H.J. Bergveld
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-03-09
  • ISBN : 9401708436
  • Pages : 311 pages

Download or read book Battery Management Systems written by H.J. Bergveld and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battery Management Systems - Design by Modelling describes the design of Battery Management Systems (BMS) with the aid of simulation methods. The basic tasks of BMS are to ensure optimum use of the energy stored in the battery (pack) that powers a portable device and to prevent damage inflicted on the battery (pack). This becomes increasingly important due to the larger power consumption associated with added features to portable devices on the one hand and the demand for longer run times on the other hand. In addition to explaining the general principles of BMS tasks such as charging algorithms and State-of-Charge (SoC) indication methods, the book also covers real-life examples of BMS functionality of practical portable devices such as shavers and cellular phones. Simulations offer the advantage over measurements that less time is needed to gain knowledge of a battery's behaviour in interaction with other parts in a portable device under a wide variety of conditions. This knowledge can be used to improve the design of a BMS, even before a prototype of the portable device has been built. The battery is the central part of a BMS and good simulation models that can be used to improve the BMS design were previously unavailable. Therefore, a large part of the book is devoted to the construction of simulation models for rechargeable batteries. With the aid of several illustrations it is shown that design improvements can indeed be realized with the presented battery models. Examples include an improved charging algorithm that was elaborated in simulations and verified in practice and a new SoC indication system that was developed showing promising results. The contents of Battery Management Systems - Design by Modelling is based on years of research performed at the Philips Research Laboratories. The combination of basic and detailed descriptions of battery behaviour both in chemical and electrical terms makes this book truly multidisciplinary. It can therefore be read both by people with an (electro)chemical and an electrical engineering background.

Book RC Circuit Model based Anomaly Detection for Li ion Batteries

Download or read book RC Circuit Model based Anomaly Detection for Li ion Batteries written by Tunga R and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the increased use of Lithium ion batteries in a variety of applications, the presence of an anomaly proves to be a major concern as it not only affects the battery, but also affects the battery operated system. Battery Management System (BMS) can be equipped with various anomaly detection procedures to detect failures and attacks and hence prevent improper functioning and catastrophic events caused by such anomalies. In this research, the Lithium ion battery is modeled into a first order RC equivalent circuit to understand its behavior. Kalman filter is used to estimate the states and an adaptive estimation algorithm is used to estimate the model parameters. Residual based detection mechanism is employed for anomaly detection. By understanding the performance of the detectors and comparing them with each other, they are tuned to detect the zero-alarm attacks which equip them for worst-case attack detection.

Book Impedance Spectroscopy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Evgenij Barsoukov
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2018-03-22
  • ISBN : 1119333180
  • Pages : 1088 pages

Download or read book Impedance Spectroscopy written by Evgenij Barsoukov and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Reference for the Field, Featuring Protocols, Analysis, Fundamentals, and the Latest Advances Impedance Spectroscopy: Theory, Experiment, and Applications provides a comprehensive reference for graduate students, researchers, and engineers working in electrochemistry, physical chemistry, and physics. Covering both fundamentals concepts and practical applications, this unique reference provides a level of understanding that allows immediate use of impedance spectroscopy methods. Step-by-step experiment protocols with analysis guidance lend immediate relevance to general principles, while extensive figures and equations aid in the understanding of complex concepts. Detailed discussion includes the best measurement methods and identifying sources of error, and theoretical considerations for modeling, equivalent circuits, and equations in the complex domain are provided for most subjects under investigation. Written by a team of expert contributors, this book provides a clear understanding of impedance spectroscopy in general as well as the essential skills needed to use it in specific applications. Extensively updated to reflect the field’s latest advances, this new Third Edition: Incorporates the latest research, and provides coverage of new areas in which impedance spectroscopy is gaining importance Discusses the application of impedance spectroscopy to viscoelastic rubbery materials and biological systems Explores impedance spectroscopy applications in electrochemistry, semiconductors, solid electrolytes, corrosion, solid state devices, and electrochemical power sources Examines both the theoretical and practical aspects, and discusses when impedance spectroscopy is and is not the appropriate solution to an analysis problem Researchers and engineers will find value in the immediate practicality, while students will appreciate the hands-on approach to impedance spectroscopy methods. Retaining the reputation it has gained over years as a primary reference, Impedance Spectroscopy: Theory, Experiment, and Applications once again present a comprehensive reference reflecting the current state of the field.

Book 2020 2nd Global Power  Energy and Communication Conference  GPECOM

Download or read book 2020 2nd Global Power Energy and Communication Conference GPECOM written by IEEE Staff and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of GPECOM 2020 is to provide opportunity to share the most recent research outcomes in the areas of Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives, Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Conventional and Renewable Energy Systems, recent technologies of Microgrids and Smart Grids, Communication Systems and Technologies It is aimed to create a professional network among researchers, academicians, professionals, engineers, and industry on the focused and related research areas of the entire energy infrastructure Submissions of power, energy, and communication systems research papers presenting the control, modeling, design, integration and applications in technical track (TT) fields are strongly encouraged

Book Battery Management Systems

    Book Details:
  • Author : Valer Pop
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2008-05-28
  • ISBN : 1402069456
  • Pages : 238 pages

Download or read book Battery Management Systems written by Valer Pop and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-05-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the field of State-of-Charge (SoC) indication for rechargeable batteries. An overview of the state-of-the-art of SoC indication methods including available market solutions from leading semiconductor companies is provided. All disciplines are covered, from electrical, chemical, mathematical and measurement engineering to understanding battery behavior. This book will therefore is for persons in engineering and involved in battery management.

Book State Estimation Strategies in Lithium ion Battery Management Systems

Download or read book State Estimation Strategies in Lithium ion Battery Management Systems written by Kailong Liu and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State Estimation Strategies in Lithium-ion Battery Management Systems presents key technologies and methodologies in modeling and monitoring charge, energy, power and health of lithium-ion batteries. Sections introduce core state parameters of the lithium-ion battery, reviewing existing research and the significance of the prediction of core state parameters of the lithium-ion battery and analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of prediction methods of core state parameters. Characteristic analysis and aging characteristics are then discussed. Subsequent chapters elaborate, in detail, on modeling and parameter identification methods and advanced estimation techniques in different application scenarios. Offering a systematic approach supported by examples, process diagrams, flowcharts, algorithms, and other visual elements, this book is of interest to researchers, advanced students and scientists in energy storage, control, automation, electrical engineering, power systems, materials science and chemical engineering, as well as to engineers, R&D professionals, and other industry personnel. - Introduces lithium-ion batteries, characteristics and core state parameters - Examines battery equivalent modeling and provides advanced methods for battery state estimation - Analyzes current technology and future opportunities

Book Multidimensional Lithium Ion Battery Status Monitoring

Download or read book Multidimensional Lithium Ion Battery Status Monitoring written by Shunli Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-12-28 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multidimensional Lithium-Ion Battery Status Monitoring focuses on equivalent circuit modeling, parameter identification, and state estimation in lithium-ion battery power applications. It explores the requirements of high-power lithium-ion batteries for new energy vehicles and systematically describes the key technologies in core state estimation based on battery equivalent modeling and parameter identification methods of lithium-ion batteries, providing a technical reference for the design and application of power lithium-ion battery management systems. Reviews Li-ion battery characteristics and applications. Covers battery equivalent modeling, including electrical circuit modeling and parameter identification theory Discusses battery state estimation methods, including state of charge estimation, state of energy prediction, state of power evaluation, state of health estimation, and cycle life estimation Introduces equivalent modeling and state estimation algorithms that can be applied to new energy measurement and control in large-scale energy storage Includes a large number of examples and case studies This book has been developed as a reference for researchers and advanced students in energy and electrical engineering.

Book Modeling and State Estimation of Lithium Ion Battery Packs for Application in Battery Management Systems

Download or read book Modeling and State Estimation of Lithium Ion Battery Packs for Application in Battery Management Systems written by Manoj Mathew and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery packs grow in popularity, so do the concerns of its safety, reliability, and cost. An efficient and robust battery management system (BMS) can help ease these concerns. By measuring the voltage, temperature, and current for each cell, the BMS can balance the battery pack, and ensure it is operating within the safety limits. In addition, these measurements can be used to estimate the remaining charge in the battery (state-of-charge (SOC)) and determine the health of the battery (state-of-health (SOH)). Accurate estimation of these battery and system variables can help improve the safety and reliability of the energy storage system (ESS). This research aims to develop high-fidelity battery models and robust SOC and SOH algorithms that have low computational cost and require minimal training data. More specifically, this work will focus on SOC and SOH estimation at the pack-level, as well as modeling and simulation of a battery pack. An accurate and computationally efficient Li-Ion battery model can be highly beneficial when developing SOC and SOH algorithms on the BMS. These models allow for software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, where the battery pack is simulated in software. However, development of these battery models can be time-consuming, especially when trying to model the effect of temperature and SOC on the equivalent circuit model (ECM) parameters. Estimation of this relationship is often accomplished by carrying out a large number of experiments, which can be too costly for many BMS manufacturers. Therefore, the first contribution of this research is to develop a comprehensive battery model, where the ECM parameter surface is generated using a set of carefully designed experiments. This technique is compared with existing approaches from literature, and it is shown that by using the proposed method, the same degree of accuracy can be obtained while requiring significantly less experimental runs. This can be advantageous for BMS manufacturers that require a high-fidelity model but cannot afford to carry out a large number of experiments. Once a comprehensive model has been developed for SIL and HIL testing, research was carried out in advancing SOH and SOC algorithms. With respect to SOH, research was conducted in developing a steady and reliable SOH metric that can be determined at the cell level and is stable at different battery operating conditions. To meet these requirements, a moving window direct resistance estimation (DRE) algorithm is utilized, where the resistance is estimated only when the battery experiences rapid current transients. The DRE approach is then compared with more advanced resistance estimation techniques such as extended Kalman filter (EKF) and recursive least squares (RLS). It is shown that by using the proposed algorithm, the same degree of accuracy can be achieved as the more advanced methods. The DRE algorithm does, however, have a much lower computational complexity and therefore, can be implemented on a battery pack composed of hundreds of cells. Research has also been conducted in converting these raw resistance values into a stable SOH metric. First, an outlier removal technique is proposed for removing any outliers in the resistance estimates; specifically, outliers that are an artifact of the sampling rate. The technique involves using an adaptive control chart, where the bounds on the control chart change as the internal resistance of the battery varies during operation. An exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) is then applied to filter out the noise present in the raw estimates. Finally, the resistance values are filtered once more based on temperature and battery SOC. This additional filtering ensures that the SOH value is independent of the battery operating conditions. The proposed SOH framework was validated over a 27-day period for a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. The results show an accurate estimation of battery resistance over time with a mean error of 1.1% as well as a stable SOH metric. The findings are significant for BMS developers who have limited computational resources but still require a robust and reliable SOH algorithm. Concerning SOC, most publications in literature examine SOC estimation at the cell level. Determining the SOC for a battery pack can be challenging, especially an estimate that behaves logically to the battery user. This work proposes a three-level approach, where the final output from the algorithm is a well-behaved pack SOC estimate. The first level utilizes an EKF for estimating SOC while an RLS approach is used to adapt the model parameters. To reduce computational time, both algorithms will be executed on two specific cells: the first cell to charge to full and the first cell to discharge to empty. The second level consists of using the SOC estimates from these two cells and estimating a pack SOC value. Finally, a novel adaptive coulomb counting approach is proposed to ensure the pack SOC estimate behaves logically. The accuracy of the algorithm is tested using a 40 Ah Li-Ion battery. The results show that the algorithm produces accurate and stable SOC estimates. Finally, this work extends the developed comprehensive battery model to examine the effect of replacing damaged cells in a battery pack with new ones. The cells within the battery pack vary stochastically, and the performance of the entire pack is evaluated under different conditions. The results show that by changing out cells in the battery pack, the SOH of the pack can be maintained indefinitely above a specific threshold value. In situations where the cells are checked for replacement at discrete intervals, referred to as maintenance event intervals, it is found that the length of the interval is dependent on the mean time to failure of the individual cells. The simulation framework, as well as the results from this paper, can be utilized to better optimize Li-ion battery pack design in electric vehicles (EVs) and make long-term deployment of EVs more economically feasible.

Book Adaptive Time Series Modeling of Charging and Discharging Processes of Lithium ion Batteries and Application in Battery Management Systems

Download or read book Adaptive Time Series Modeling of Charging and Discharging Processes of Lithium ion Batteries and Application in Battery Management Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary objective of this dissertation is to present a new method of modeling the charging and discharging processes of lithium-ion batteries, investigate their effectiveness and explore their applications. The primary contributions of this research work include development of adaptive time series models for modeling the charging and discharging processes of individual lithium-ion cells, extension of the above concepts to multi-cell lithium-ion batteries, and development of a new scheme for predicting the state of health of lithium-ion batteries. The battery charge/discharge time series model introduced here consists of a group of piecewise linear time-invariant models, whose parameters are adapted online over time. Thus, the combined overall model is capable of modeling a nonlinear time-varying process, such as a li-ion battery charging/discharging process, quite well. Such models are appealing, because the piecewise linear nature of such models can account for the nonlinear characteristics of a battery. Also, the time-adaptive nature of such models account for the time-varying voltage-current characteristics of a battery quite well. To validate the theory, modeling results for both simulated test data and experimental data gathered from a high-power automotive-grade Li-ion cell are presented. The above modeling concept is then extended to model the charging and discharging processes of multi-cell lithium-ion batteries. To validate the theory, modeling results for simulated test data are presented. Finally, as an application of the proposed modeling strategy, a new scheme for estimating the state of health of lithium-ion batteries is presented. To validate the theory, modeling results for simulated test data are presented. The results obtained from our simulation and experimental studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed modeling strategy and indicate the potential usefulness of such models for a battery management system.

Book The Control Handbook

Download or read book The Control Handbook written by William S. Levine and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-02-23 with total page 1580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the biggest, most comprehensive, and most prestigious compilation of articles on control systems imaginable. Every aspect of control is expertly covered, from the mathematical foundations to applications in robot and manipulator control. Never before has such a massive amount of authoritative, detailed, accurate, and well-organized information been available in a single volume. Absolutely everyone working in any aspect of systems and controls must have this book!

Book Meta heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms for Engineering Optimization

Download or read book Meta heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms for Engineering Optimization written by Omid Bozorg-Haddad and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-10-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed review of a wide range of meta-heuristic and evolutionary algorithms in a systematic manner and how they relate to engineering optimization problems This book introduces the main metaheuristic algorithms and their applications in optimization. It describes 20 leading meta-heuristic and evolutionary algorithms and presents discussions and assessments of their performance in solving optimization problems from several fields of engineering. The book features clear and concise principles and presents detailed descriptions of leading methods such as the pattern search (PS) algorithm, the genetic algorithm (GA), the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm, the Tabu search (TS) algorithm, the ant colony optimization (ACO), and the particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique. Chapter 1 of Meta-heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms for Engineering Optimization provides an overview of optimization and defines it by presenting examples of optimization problems in different engineering domains. Chapter 2 presents an introduction to meta-heuristic and evolutionary algorithms and links them to engineering problems. Chapters 3 to 22 are each devoted to a separate algorithm— and they each start with a brief literature review of the development of the algorithm, and its applications to engineering problems. The principles, steps, and execution of the algorithms are described in detail, and a pseudo code of the algorithm is presented, which serves as a guideline for coding the algorithm to solve specific applications. This book: Introduces state-of-the-art metaheuristic algorithms and their applications to engineering optimization; Fills a gap in the current literature by compiling and explaining the various meta-heuristic and evolutionary algorithms in a clear and systematic manner; Provides a step-by-step presentation of each algorithm and guidelines for practical implementation and coding of algorithms; Discusses and assesses the performance of metaheuristic algorithms in multiple problems from many fields of engineering; Relates optimization algorithms to engineering problems employing a unifying approach. Meta-heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms for Engineering Optimization is a reference intended for students, engineers, researchers, and instructors in the fields of industrial engineering, operations research, optimization/mathematics, engineering optimization, and computer science. OMID BOZORG-HADDAD, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering at the University of Tehran, Iran. MOHAMMAD SOLGI, M.Sc., is Teacher Assistant for M.Sc. courses at the University of Tehran, Iran. HUGO A. LOÁICIGA, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara, United States of America.