Induction motor design for electric vehicle using a niching genetic algorithm

In case of the shape or structural optimization of induction motor design, it is needed to identify a multiple optimal profile by locating local optima as well as global. Niching methods extend genetic algorithms to the domain that require the location and maintenance of multiple solutions. In this paper, optimal design of induction motors for electric vehicles (EV) using a niching method adopting restricted competition selection (RCS) is proposed. The evaluation criteria, the standard of the best design selection, are also presented