Search Results - subject:"Unit commitment"

A stochastic security approach to energy and spinning reserve scheduling considering demand response program

Partovi, Farzad; Nikzad, Mehdi; Mozafari, Babak; … - In: Energy 36 (2011) 5, pp. 3130-3137

In this paper a new algorithm for allocating energy and determining the optimum amount of network active power reserve capacity and the share of generating units and demand side contribution in providing reserve capacity requirements for day-ahead market is presented. In the proposed method, the...

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New approach to gas network modeling in unit commitment

Yazdani Damavandi, Maziar; Kiaei, Iman; … - In: Energy 36 (2011) 10, pp. 6243-6250

impact of gas network in a unit commitment problem. Many linear and nonlinear models are proposed to demonstrate this impact … areas may be considered. This model is assessed for a unit commitment problem on a test network and its capabilities are …

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Wind power forecasting uncertainty and unit commitment

Wang, J.; Botterud, A.; Bessa, R.; Keko, H.; Carvalho, L.; … - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 11, pp. 4014-4023

In this paper, we investigate the representation of wind power forecasting (WPF) uncertainty in the unit commitment (UC …

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A new memetic algorithm approach for the price based unit commitment problem

Dimitroulas, Dionisios K.; Georgilakis, Pavlos S. - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 12, pp. 4687-4699

Unit commitment (UC) is a very important optimization task, which plays a major role in the daily operation planning of … on an advanced memetic algorithm (MA) for the solution of price based unit commitment (PBUC) problem is proposed. The …

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Locational-based coupling of electricity markets: benefits from coordinating unit commitment and balancing markets

Weijde, Adriaan; Hobbs, Benjamin - In: Journal of Regulatory Economics 39 (2011) 3, pp. 223-251

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Towards equilibrium offers in unit commitment auctions with nonconvex costs

Sioshansi, Ramteen; Nicholson, Emma - In: Journal of Regulatory Economics 40 (2011) 1, pp. 41-61

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Pumped-storage unit commitment with considerations for energy demand, economics, and environmental constraints

Nazari, M.E.; Ardehali, M.M.; Jafari, S. - In: Energy 35 (2010) 10, pp. 4092-4101

objective of this study is to investigate (a) thermal unit commitment with considerations for environmental constraints (ECUC …), and (b) pumped-storage and thermal unit commitment with considerations for environmental constraints (PSECUC) based on a …

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A new three-stage method for solving unit commitment problem

Khanmohammadi, S.; Amiri, M.; Haque, M. Tarafdar - In: Energy 35 (2010) 7, pp. 3072-3080

This paper presents a new Three-Stage (THS) approach for solving Unit Commitment (UC) problem. The proposed method has …

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Pricing and hedging wholesale energy structured products: a comparison of numerical methods for VPP

Fanone, Enzo - In: International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives 1 (2010) 2, pp. 175-195

The paper deals with the interesting topic of pricing energy structurated products which are traded in OTC market. The paper concentrates on a specific virtual asset, namely virtual power plant (VPP). The paper contains the definition of VPP, a description of the mathematical approach used in...

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Wind energy, electricity, and hydrogen in the Netherlands

Schenk, Niels J.; Moll, Henri C.; Potting, José; … - In: Energy 32 (2007) 10, pp. 1960-1971

The curbing of greenhouse gases (GHG) is an important issue on the international political agenda. The substitution of fossil fuels by renewable energy sources is an often-advocated mitigation strategy. Wind energy is a potential renewable energy source. However, wind energy is not reliable...

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