Title :
The economic dispatch computer
Author :
Hamilton, W. R. ; Osterle, W. H.
Author_Institution :
West Penn Power Company, Greensburg, Pa.
Abstract :
THE ECONOMIC DISPATCH COMPUTER has been in service since February 1957 at Charleroi, Pa., central dispatching headquarters for West Penn Power Company. Generator load dispatching for the integrated properties of West Penn Electric System, consisting of West Penn Power Company, Monongahela Power Company and Potomac Edison Company has been done at Charleroi for many years. The development of the economic dispatch computer was a joint development between the engineers of West Penn and the Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Keywords :
Associate members; Companies; Computers; Dispatching; Economics; Schedules; Servomotors;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1958.6445377
