Price-Based Commitment Decisions in the Electricity Market

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Main Authors: Allen, Eric, Ilic, Marija (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Advances in Industrial Control
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • A.1 Exponential of a Normally Distributed Variable
  • A.2 Nonlinear Least Squares Regression
  • A.3 Recursive Least Squares Algorithm
  • B Results of Regression of Load vs. Temperature
  • B.1 Regression on Same Day High Temperature
  • B.2 Regression using Previous Day’s High Temperature
  • C Derivation of Formulas for Truncated Random Variables
  • C.1 Truncated Normal Distributions
  • C.2 Truncated Lognormal Distributions
  • D Software for Unit Commitment
  • D.1 Dynamic Programming Software
  • D.2 Ordinal Optimization Software
  • D.3 Reserve and Congestion DP Software
  • D.4 Source Code for uci2. c
  • D.5 Source Code for ucool. c
  • D.6 Source Code for uci2rs. c
  • D.7 Source Code for uci2con. c
  • D.8 Source Code for ucerr.h
  • D.9 Source Code for ucerroo. h
  • E Stochastic Unit Commitment in a Regulated Industry
  • E.1 Unit Commitment with a Finite Horizon
  • E.2 Solution of Optimal Power Flow
  • E.2.1 Uncongested, Lossless Optimal Power Flow without Generation Limits
  • 6.5 Effects of Variance of Load Estimation
  • 7 Computational Complexity of Unit Commitment
  • 7.1 Dynamic Programming Algorithm
  • 7.2 Heuristic Simplifications
  • 7.3 Ordinal Optimization
  • 7.4 Example
  • 8 Forward Contracts and Futures
  • 8.1 Forward Contracts
  • 8.2 Producer Profits with Forward Contracts
  • 8.3 Forward Contract Strategies
  • 8.4 Temporal Forward Contract Problem
  • 9 Reserve Markets for Power System Reliability
  • 9.1 General Form of a Reserve Market
  • 9.2 Individual Power Producer Strategies for Selling Reserve
  • 9.3 Provision of Reserve for Transactions
  • 9.4 Effect of Reserve Market on Unit Commitment
  • 9.5 Example
  • 10 Unit Commitment in Congested Transmission Systems
  • 10.1 Probabilistic Model of Congestion
  • 10.2 Producer Strategy under Congestion
  • 10.3 Example
  • 10.4 Solution of Unit Commitment under Congestion and Reserve
  • 11 Conclusions
  • A Calculation of Parameters for Price Processes
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Unit Commitment Problem
  • 2.1 Unit Commitment in a Regulated Industry
  • 2.2 Present Unit Commitment Solution Methods
  • 2.3 Interruptible Service Contracts
  • 3 Unit Commitment in a Deregulated Environment
  • 3.1 Possible Formats for the Electricity Market
  • 3.2 Unit Commitment for an Individual Supplier
  • 3.3 Multiple Generation
  • 3.4 Secondary Market for Reliability
  • 3.5 Other Issues
  • 4 Survey of the Dynamic Programming Formulation
  • 4.1 Finite Horizon Problems
  • 4.2 Infinite Horizon Problems with a Discount Factor
  • 4.3 Stochastic Shortest Path Problems
  • 4.4 Average Cost per Stage Problems
  • 5 Unit Commitment for an Individual Power Producer
  • 5.1 Unit Commitment without Generation Limits
  • 5.2 Unit Commitment with Generation Limits
  • 6 Price Process of Electricity
  • 6.1 Price Process Models
  • 6.2 Correlation of Price with Load
  • 6.3 Correlation of Load with Date
  • 6.4 Correlation of Load with Temperature
  • E.3 Expected Value of the Generation Cost
  • E.3.1 Expected Cost over Load Power
  • E.3.2 Expected Cost over Generation Failures