Title :
Short term generation scheduling in a small autonomous system with unconventional energy sources
Author :
Bakirtzis, A.G. ; Dokopoulos, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Aristotelian Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
The authors present a method for problem solving the short-term generation-scheduling problem in a small autonomous system with both conventional and unconventional energy sources and a storage battery. The system generation consists of diesel generators, wind turbine generators, and photovoltaic panels. This is the generation mix of the power system of the Greek island of Kythons, and may be applied to other Greek islands. A dynamic programming algorithm together with a standard unit commitment, is used to determine the optimal short-term scheduling, which minimizes the fuel consumption for a certain scheduling horizon, e.g., for the next 24 h.<>
Keywords :
diesel-electric generators; load forecasting; scheduling; solar cell arrays; wind turbines; Greek island; Kythons; autonomous system; diesel generators; dynamic programming algorithm; photovoltaic panels; short-term generation-scheduling; storage battery; unconventional energy sources; unit commitment; wind turbine generators; Batteries; Dynamic programming; Dynamic scheduling; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power system dynamics; Problem-solving; Solar power generation; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
