Hydro unit commitment and loading problem for day-ahead operation planning problem

• Published in: International journal of electrical power & energy systems Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 7 - 16
• Main Authors: Cristian Finardi, Erlon, Reolon Scuzziato, Murilo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Electric power plants; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical machines; Electrical power engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Hydro unit commitment and loading problem; Hydroelectric power plants; Hydropower function; Inexact Augmented Lagrangian; Lagrangian relaxation; Miscellaneous; Operation. Load control. Reliability; Power networks and lines; Special rotating machines; South America; Brazil; America; Inexact Augmented Lagrangian; Hydro unit commitment and loading problem; Hydropower function; Lagrangian relaxation; Dispatching problem; Lagrangian; Power system planning; Power distribution planning; Scheduling; Hydroelectric power; Forecasting management; Electrical network; Relaxation method; Installed capacity; Mechanical loss; Turbine generator; Mathematical model; Lagrangian method; Cascade connection

► A new hydropower function with mechanical and electrical losses explicitly included. ► An efficient solution strategy based on dual decompositions techniques. ► Solution Strategy Improvements based on alternative warm-start procedure. We describe a new model for the hydro unit commitment and loadi...