University of Tabriz Water and Soil Science 2008-5133 20 3 2010 10 23 Management of Reservoir Operation System Using Improved Harmony Search Algorithm Management of Reservoir Operation System Using Improved Harmony Search Algorithm 61 71 1332 FA S JanatRostami M Kholghi Omid Bozorg Haddad Journal Article 2014 05 12 Due to severe surface water limitation and extended drought periods in Iran, proper management of dam<br />reservoirs has been considered as a major challenge in recent years. When the classical methods of<br />optimization do not provide efficient and sustainable results, the improved harmony search algorithm (IHS)<br />can be applied. In this research, the proposed method has been used to manage Dez dam reservoir operation.<br />A comparison between IHS and non linear programming (NLP) results show that the IHS reveals no<br />decrease in convergence speed in spite of using a large set of simulation procedure. In most observed cases<br />the responses of IHS were much better than that of NLP. Accordingly, the proposed method can be applied<br />in reservoir operation system with success. Due to severe surface water limitation and extended drought periods in Iran, proper management of dam<br />reservoirs has been considered as a major challenge in recent years. When the classical methods of<br />optimization do not provide efficient and sustainable results, the improved harmony search algorithm (IHS)<br />can be applied. In this research, the proposed method has been used to manage Dez dam reservoir operation.<br />A comparison between IHS and non linear programming (NLP) results show that the IHS reveals no<br />decrease in convergence speed in spite of using a large set of simulation procedure. In most observed cases<br />the responses of IHS were much better than that of NLP. Accordingly, the proposed method can be applied<br />in reservoir operation system with success. https://water-soil.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_1332_fcd90e1d058f43a0e6c28b315d2d2387.pdf