This paper presents a new approach to minimize the operation cost of wind-diesel system. Under the constraints of diesel units' startup/shut down time, ramp rate and power balance etc., the ‘Unit Commitment’ concept is introduced to construct the model for optimal operation planning of all...

Despite the potential for hydroelectric dams to help address challenges related to the variability and unpredictability of wind energy, at present there are few systems-based wind-hydro studies available in the scientific literature. This work represents an attempt to begin filling this gap...