Application of Unit Commitment with Market Pool in a Peaking Power Generation Firm in the Philippines for a Cost Reduction Case Study

This paper attempts to provide an optimum loading schedule of power generating units with the least cost by solving a unit commitment (UC) problem and to present good estimates of cost differences when UC problem is not applied. UC is a fundamental optimization problem of power generation systems wh...

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Main Authors: Luke Rey Santillan, Kenn Brylle Senen, Robert Wamilda, Lanndon Ocampo, Rafael Seva, Reuella J. Bacalso, Alaine Liggayu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6105720