The Next Generation of Electric Power Unit Commitment Models

Book Overview

Over the years, the electric power industry has been using optimization methods to help them solve the unit commitment problem. The result has been savings of tens and perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel costs. Things are changing, however. Optimization technology is improving, and the industry is undergoing radical restructuring. Consequently, the role of commitment models is changing, and the value of the improved solutions that better...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792373340
• ISBN13: 9780792373346
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"