A test system for combined heat and power economic dispatch problems

Cogeneration and independent power producers are playing an increasing role in deregulated electricity supply markets. The scheduling of combined heat and power outputs from multiple-generator cogeneration plants is a complicated problem that needs powerful methods to solve. Representative test systems are required to test any new method in the development of new algorithms. This paper presents a test system and a set of solutions for demand cases. The proposed new test system could be used as a standard test system for assessing cogeneration economic dispatch algorithms.