Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Genetic-based unit commitment algorithm

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/59.536120· OSTI ID:390014
;  [1]
  1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering

This paper presents a new unit commitment scheduling algorithm. The proposed algorithm consist of using a genetic algorithm with domain specific mutation operators. The proposed algorithm can easily accommodate any constraint that can be true costed. Robustness of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated by comparison to a Lagrangian relaxation unit commitment algorithm on three different utilities. Results show the proposed algorithm finds good unit commitment schedules in a reasonable amount of computation time. Included in the appendix is an explanation of the true costing approach.

OSTI ID:
390014
Report Number(s):
CONF-950727--
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 11; ISSN ITPSEG; ISSN 0885-8950
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Optimization of the unit commitment problem by a coupled gradient network and by a genetic algorithm. Final report
Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1994 · OSTI ID:10142459

A genetic algorithm solution to the unit commitment problem
Journal Article · Wed Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1996 · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems · OSTI ID:244732

A genetic algorithm for solving the unit commitment problem of a hydro-thermal power system
Journal Article · Sun Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1999 · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) · OSTI ID:20013171