Search Results - subject:"unit commitment"

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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Genetic algorithm-based simulated annealing method for solving unit commitment problem in utility system

Rajan, C. Christober Asir - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 28 (2007) 1, pp. 65-87

This paper presents a new approach to solve the short-term unit commitment problem using genetic algorithm … find the optimal generating unit commitment in the power system for the next H hours. Genetic Algorithms (GAs) are general … section, genetic recombination and survival of the fittest. In this, the unit commitment schedule is coded as a string of …

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Genetic algorithm-based simulated annealing method for solving unit commitment problem in utility system

Rajan, C. Christober Asir - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 28 (2007) 1, pp. 65-87

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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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Optimum operation of large scale wind-diesel generation systems

Zhao, Hongwei; Li, Xuanfu; Feng, Yuzhao - In: Renewable Energy 16 (1999) 1, pp. 851-854

diesel units' startup/shut down time, ramp rate and power balance etc., the ‘Unit Commitment’ concept is introduced to …

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Medium-term hydro-thermal coordination via hydro and thermal subsystem decomposition

Medina, J.; Conejo, A.; Thoden, F. Pérez; Santo, J. … - In: TOP: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of … 2 (1994) 1, pp. 133-149

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