Title:Multi-Objective Topology Optimization of Electrical Machine Designs using Evolutionary Algorithms with Discrete and Real EncodingsAuthor(s):Ciprian Zavoianu, Gerd Bramerdorfer, Edwin Lughofer, Susanne Saminger-PlatzAbstract:Classically, designing electrical drives that are (simultaneously) optimal with regard to given criteria e.g., energy efficiency, costs, fault tolerance, etc. is a two step procedure. In the first step, a domain expert defines the complete geometric specifications of future designs. This means that the human expert actually creates/chooses a parametric model that will act as a generic template for any subsequent electrical drive that aims to solve the given task. In the second step, a (usually multi-objective) optimization method is employed to and those sets of parameter combinations that, when applied on the chosen generic template, produce (Pareto-)optimal design instances.Booktitle:Proceedings of the 16th EuroCAST ConferencePage Reference:page to appear, 8 page(s)Publishing:2018Series:Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)Volume:10671