Title of article :
FORECASTING TRANSPORT ENERGY DEMAND IN IRAN USING META-HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS
Author/Authors :
Kaveh, A. iran university of science and technology - Centre of Excellence for Fundamental Studies in Structural Engineering, تهران, ايران , Shamsapour, N. university of tabriz - Department of Mechanical Engineering, تبريز, ايران , Sheikholeslami, R. amirkabir university of technology - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, تهران, ايران , Mashhadian, M. amirkabir university of technology - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
This paper presents application of an improved Harmony Search (HS) technique and Charged System Search algorithm (CSS) to estimate transport energy demand in Iran, based on socio-economic indicators. The models are developed in two forms (exponential and linear) and applied to forecast transport energy demand in Iran. These models are developed to estimate the future energy demands based on population, gross domestic product (GDP), and the data of numbers of vehicles (VEH). Transport energy consumption in Iran is considered from 1968 to 2009 as the case of this study. The available data is partly used for finding the optimal, or near optimal values of the weighting parameters (1968-2003) and partly for testing the models (2004-2009). Finally transport energy demand in Iran is forecasted up to the year 2020.
Keywords :
transport energy , forecasting , optimization , charged system search , harmony search
Journal title :
International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
Journal title :
International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
