Research Article

Intelligent Prediction of the Construction Cost of Substation Projects Using Support Vector Machine Optimized by Particle Swarm Optimization

Table 1

Sixteen key influencing factors.

Index typeKey influencing factorsSerial number

Technical parameter levelTransformer capacity
Number of circuit breaker
Number of exit route
Number of reactors
Number of capacitor
Control cable length
Power cable length
Concrete consumption
Steel consumption

Cost parameter levelPrice of transformer
Price of circuit breaker
Price of concrete
Price of steel

External environmentSite acquisition cost
Site area
Planning cost