A practical hydro, dynamic unit commitment and loading model.

We describe the dynamic unit commitment and loading (DUCL) model that has been developed for use in real-time system operations at BC Hydro (BCH) to determine the optimal hydroelectric unit generation schedules for plants with multiple units and complex hydraulic configurations. The problem is formu...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	IEEE Transactions on power systems 16, 2 (2001).
Main Author:	Siu, T.K
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	2700 MW. BC Hydro. Capacity market. Complex hydraulic configurations. Dynamic programming. Dynamic unit commitment and loading model. Energy market. Expert system. Hydraulic conditions. Large-scale network problem. Multiple units. Operating reserve. Optimal hydroelectric unit generation schedules. Optimal static unit commitment. Spinning reserve. Trades curves. Water usage.