Investigation and comparison of solution methods of the unit commitment problem for thermal units

• Main Author: Al-awaji, Saleh Hussein
• Published: University of Strathclyde 1990
• Subjects: 621.3192; Power transmission networks
• Online Access: http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293237

This thesis deals with a general investigation and comparison of methods of solution of the unit commitment problem for thermal generating units. An intensive mathematical model for this problem has been developed and presented. The most commonly implemented methods for solving the problem of unit commitment were reviewed and discussed. Every reviewed method had been coded in FORTRAN 77 on a VAX11/785 machine. On the basis of the results obtained, a comprehensive comparison of the different methods ha; been carried out. For the comparison to be realistic and practical, each method was tested on three power systems of different sizes. As a result of the comparison, the unit commitment problem for a case study system has been solved by using the most appropriate method(s) from those discussed in the thesis. A new approach for solving the problem has also been proposed and tested.