An incremental economic dispatch method for cascaded hydroelectric power plants

Author

Rux, L.M.

Author_Institution

Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO, USA

Volume

8

Issue

3

fYear

1993

fDate

8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1266

Lastpage

1273

Abstract

The Bureau of Reclamation has undertaken a program to improve water resource management at its hydroelectric power plants. One feature of the resource optimization program involves the development of economic dispatch methods which will enable plant operators to meet power and water demands while increasing overall operating efficiency. The economic dispatch method described has been designed and simulated using a computer model of the Lower Colorado River Basin´s hydraulic and electric power systems. Simulation results demonstrate that the economic dispatch method yields significant efficiency improvements with sufficient speed for practical application

Keywords

hydroelectric power stations; load dispatching; Bureau of Reclamation; Lower Colorado River Basin´s hydraulic and electric power systems; cascaded hydroelectric power plants; computer model; efficiency improvements; incremental economic dispatch method; operating efficiency; resource optimization program; water resource management; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Energy management; Optimization methods; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power system simulation; Resource management; Water resources;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.260868

Filename

260868