• DocumentCode
    1418403
  • Title

    A robust unit commitment algorithm for hydro-thermal optimization

  • Author

    Li, Chao-an ; Johnson, Raymond B. ; Svoboda, Aha J. ; Tseng, Chung-Li ; Hsu, Eric

  • Author_Institution
    Pacific Gas & Electr. Co., San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1051
  • Lastpage
    1056
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a unit commitment algorithm which combines the Lagrangian relaxation (LR), sequential unit commitment (SUC), and optimal unit decommitment (UD) methods to solve a general hydro-thermal optimization (HTO) problem. We argue that this approach retains the advantages of the LR method while addressing the method´s observed weaknesses to improve overall algorithm performance and quality of solution. The proposed approach has been implemented in a version of PG&E´s HTO program, and test results are presented
  • Keywords
    dynamic programming; hydrothermal power systems; scheduling; Lagrangian relaxation; algorithm performance; hydro-thermal optimization; optimal unit decommitment; robust unit commitment algorithm; sequential unit commitment; solution quality; unit schedules; Chaos; Constraint optimization; Costs; Dynamic programming; Lagrangian functions; Large-scale systems; Optimization methods; Power systems; Robustness; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8950
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/59.709098
  • Filename
    709098