A Practical Approach to an Interim Multi-Area Economic Dispatch Using Limited Computer Resources
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- Helmick, S. D.; Shoults, R. R.
- Source
- IEEE Power Engineering Review IEEE Power Eng. Rev. Power Engineering Review, IEEE. PER-5(6):46-47 Jun, 1985
- Subject
- Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Power generation economics
Power system economics
Samarium
Control systems
Energy management
Processor scheduling
Microcomputers
Phase measurement
Accelerometers
Acceleration
- Language
- ISSN
- 0272-1724
1558-1705
A straight forward and computationally efficient method is presented for calculating and sending ``economic'' Area Control Error (ACE) signals to three operating companies in the Texas Utilities (T.U.) System. The method requires T.U. system ACE and each operating company's total generation and then mathematically computes each area's desired generation. The difference between the desired generation and the actual generation for each area is its's economic ACE. The method features a sorted-table approach to economic dispatch and calculates the economic ACE every five seconds. It has been thoroughly tested and implemented on the Texas Utilities System.