Rehman, S.Ali, S.S.Khan, Salman Ahmad2018-11-132018S. Rehman, S. S. Ali & S. A. Khan (2018): Wind Farm Layout Design Using Cuckoo Search Algorithms, Applied Artificial Intelligence, DOI: 10.1080/08839514.2018.1525521. NYP.0883-9514 (print)1087-6545 (online)10.1080/08839514.2018.1525521http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67250Wind energy has emerged as a strong alternative to fossil fuels for power generation. To generate this energy, wind turbines are placed in a wind farm. The extraction of maximum energy from these wind farms requires optimal placement of wind turbines. Due to complex nature of micrositing of wind turbines, the wind farm layout design problem is considered a complex optimization problem. In the recent past, various techniques and algorithms have been developed for optimization of energy output from wind farms. The present study proposes an optimization approach based on the cuckoo search (CS) algorithm, which is relatively a recent technique. A variant of CS is also proposed that incorporates a heuristic-based seed solution for better performance. The proposed CS algorithms are compared with genetic and particle swarm optimization algorithms which have been extensively applied to wind farm layout design. Empirical results indicate that the proposed CS algorithms outperformed the genetic and particle swarm optimization algorithms for the given test scenarios in terms of yearly power output and efficiency.en© 2018 Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Applied Artificial Intelligence, vol. x, no. y, pp. z-zz, 2018. doi : 10.1080/08839514.2018.1525521. Applied Artificial Intelligence is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/uaai20.Cuckoo search (CS)Particle swarm optimization (PSO)Wind energyWind farmOptimization approachAlgorithmElectric utilitiesFossil fuelsWind turbinesAlternative to fossil fuelsComplex optimization problemsCuckoo search algorithmsOptimal placementsWind farm layoutsWind powerPostprint Article