Research Article

Ranking of Sites for Installation of Hydropower Plant Using MLP Neural Network Trained with GA: A MADM Approach

Table 4

Results’ comparison for 2000 training cycles or iterations.

Sl. no.Power PlantNumber of learning cycles/iterations MLP-BP MLP-GA
Output from output layerRankOutput from output layerRank

Bajoli HEP, Himachal Pradesh 20000.091722, 0.147098II0.000000, 1.000000II
Ting Ting HEP, Sikkim0.280671, 0.280671I1.000000, 0.000000I
Tipaimukh HEP, Manipur0.091722, 0.147098II0.000000, 0.000000III
Nafra HEP, Arunachal Pradesh0.091722, 0.147098II0.000000, 1.000000II