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Title: An overview of power generation scheduling in the optimal operation of a large scale power system

Abstract

As the size of an electric power system grows, the economic significance of power generation scheduling becomes more and more apparent. A proper schedule for the generation of electricity will also ensure the reliability of a power system and extend the operational lives of its constituent units. This paper provides a review of the existing techniques for scheduling the power generation in an electric power system which consists of various types of generating units. First, power generation scheduling problem will be presented and its economic importance will be discussed. Then, the application of different techniques such as Priority Lists Scheme, Dynamic Programming, Mixed Integer Programming, Benders' Decomposition and Lagrangian Relaxation in solving this problem will be described. Also, computational advantages and shortcomings of each technique will be discussed. Finally, our experience in advancing the state-of-art, and improving the scheduling process for a large power system will be presented.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, IL (US)
  2. Empros Systems International, Plymouth, MN (US)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5476261
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Electric Machines and Power System; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 19:6; Journal ID: ISSN 0731-356X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; POWER SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; REVIEWS; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY; PLANNING; POWER GENERATION; DOCUMENT TYPES; INDUSTRY; 240100* - Power Systems- (1990-); 296000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Electric Power

Citation Formats

Shahidehpour, S M, and Tong, S K. An overview of power generation scheduling in the optimal operation of a large scale power system. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.1080/07313569108909560.
Shahidehpour, S M, & Tong, S K. An overview of power generation scheduling in the optimal operation of a large scale power system. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/07313569108909560
Shahidehpour, S M, and Tong, S K. 1991. "An overview of power generation scheduling in the optimal operation of a large scale power system". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/07313569108909560.
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title = {An overview of power generation scheduling in the optimal operation of a large scale power system},
author = {Shahidehpour, S M and Tong, S K},
abstractNote = {As the size of an electric power system grows, the economic significance of power generation scheduling becomes more and more apparent. A proper schedule for the generation of electricity will also ensure the reliability of a power system and extend the operational lives of its constituent units. This paper provides a review of the existing techniques for scheduling the power generation in an electric power system which consists of various types of generating units. First, power generation scheduling problem will be presented and its economic importance will be discussed. Then, the application of different techniques such as Priority Lists Scheme, Dynamic Programming, Mixed Integer Programming, Benders' Decomposition and Lagrangian Relaxation in solving this problem will be described. Also, computational advantages and shortcomings of each technique will be discussed. Finally, our experience in advancing the state-of-art, and improving the scheduling process for a large power system will be presented.},
doi = {10.1080/07313569108909560},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5476261}, journal = {Electric Machines and Power System; (United States)},
issn = {0731-356X},
number = ,
volume = 19:6,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}