IEEE Access (Jan 2024)
Multi-Objective Optimization of Liquid-Cooled Power Unit With Multiple Pumps in Parallel Under Variable Operating Conditions
Abstract
Advanced airborne equipment liquid cooling system presents the development trend of multiple pumps in parallel, centralised heat dissipation and high efficiency circulation, but this type of system has the characteristics of many variable parameters and strong non-linearity, which makes the system operation and control become extraordinarily complex, posing a serious challenge to the system performance. Although some progress has been made in the current optimization of liquid cooling system performance, there are still gaps such as insufficient consideration of the multi-objective optimization problem and limited optimization effect. To fill this research gap, this study takes minimum specific energy consumption, minimum flow deviation and minimum impeller load as the optimization objectives, establishment of multi-objective optimization model for liquid-cooled power unit, the optimal solution set of the Pareto model is solved using the multi-objective grey wolf optimization algorithm (MOGWO), and the optimal solution set is substituted for the optimal solution, and the evaluation indexes are designed in combination with the actual working conditions to obtain the optimal schedule. By example analysis, the optimized system under variable operating conditions, the impeller load and specific energy consumption decreased by 16.88% and 3.64% respectively, while the rise in flow deviation was controlled within 0.76%. The newly established optimisation model effectively mitigates potential safety hazards during system operation. Finally, by combining all the indicators, three scheduling options are provided under variable operating conditions, focusing on reliability and economy, overall balance and high-precision flow, respectively, in order to adapt to the diversified requirements of different operating environments.
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