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ArticleScientific reports2025

Logarithmic mean optimization a metaheuristic algorithm for global and case specific energy optimization.

Idriss Dagal, Ambe Harrison, Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso, Fritz Nguemo Kemdoum, Mohammad Khishe, Pradeep Jangir, Aseel Smerat, Saad F Al-Gahtani, Z M S Elbarbary, Emmanuel Fendzi Donfack and 1 more

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Idriss DagalElectrical Engineering, Ayazağa Mahallesi, Beykent University, Hadım Koruyolu Cd. No:19, Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey. idriss.dagal@std.yildiz.edu.tr.
Ambe HarrisonDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Technology (COT), University of Buea, P.O. Box Buea 63, South West Province, Cameroon. ambe.harrison@ubuea.cm.
Wulfran Fendzi MbassoDepartment of Biosciences, Saveetha School of Engineering. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602 105, India. fendzi.wulfran@yahoo.fr.
Fritz Nguemo KemdoumTechnology and Applied Sciences Laboratory, U.I.T. of Douala, P.O. Box 8689, Douala, Cameroon.
Mohammad KhisheDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Imam Khomeini Naval Science University of Nowshahr, Nowshahr, Iran. m_khishe@alumni.iust.ac.ir.
Pradeep JangirApplied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, 11937, Jordan.
Aseel SmeratFaculty of Educational Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, 19328, Jordan.
Saad F Al-GahtaniElectrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Z M S ElbarbaryDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 394, Abha, 61421, KSA, Saudi Arabia.
Emmanuel Fendzi DonfackDepartment of Physics, The Higher Teacher's Training College, Nonlinear Physics and Complex Systems Group, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box47, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Hassan AbouobaidaLaboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy (LABSIPE), National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA) of El Jadida Chouaib-Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco.

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This study introduces a novel metaheuristic optimization algorithm named Logarithmic Mean-Based Optimization (LMO), designed to enhance convergence speed and global optimality in complex energy optimization problems. LMO leverages logarithmic mean operations to achieve a superior balance between exploration and exploitation. The algorithm's performance was benchmarked against six established methods-Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), Cuckoo Search Algorithm (CSA), and Firefly Algorithm (FA)-using the CEC 2017 suite of 23 high-dimensional functions. LMO achieved the best solution on 19 out of 23 benchmark functions, significantly outperforming all comparison algorithms. It demonstrated a mean improvement of 83% in convergence time and up to 95% better accuracy in optimal values over competitors. In a real-world application, LMO was employed to optimize a hybrid photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy system, achieving a 5000 kWh energy yield at a minimized cost of $20,000, outperforming all other algorithms in both efficiency and effectiveness. The results affirm LMO's capability for robust, scalable, and cost-effective optimization in renewable energy systems.

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Global optimizationHybrid PV-Wind systemsLogarithmic Mean-Based optimization (LMO)Metaheuristic techniquesPhotovoltaic optimizationRenewable energy systems

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