Application of Genetic Algorithms to Compute the Magnetic Field Produced by Overhead Transmission Lines

In this paper a new procedure for estimating longitudinal and cross-sectional profiles of electromagnetic fields produced by overhead transmission lines (OTL) is presented. The method is based on genetic algorithms, and uses a limited number of field measurements produced by overhead transmission lines. The procedure has been validated for different line configurations by comparison of the measured values with the theoretical ones calculated through the representation of the magnetic field vectors with double complex numbers.