Wind generation with an uncertain nature poses many challenges in grid integration and secure operation of power system. One of these operation problems is the unit commitment. Demand Response (DR) can be defined as the changes in electric usage by end-use customers from their normal consumption patterns in response to the changes in the price of electricity over time. Further, DR can be also d...

Unit Commitment Problem (UCP) is a nonlinear mixed integer optimization problem used in the scheduling operation of power system generating units subjected to demand and reserve requirement constraints for achieving minimum operating cost. The task of the UC problem is to determine the on/off state of the generating units at every hour interval of the planning period for optimally transmitting ...

This paper presents a novel approach to solve the Multi-Area unit –commitment problem using a evolutionary programming technique. The objective of the Multi-Area unit commitment problem is to determine the optimal or a near optimal commitment strategy for generating units located in multiple areas that are interconnected via tie –lines and joint operation of generation resources can result in s...

The optimization problem while committing the units is minimizing the entire production cost, at the same time meeting the demand and fulfilling the equality and inequality limits. In order to supply adequate power to the consumers in a cost-effective and secured way the commitment of thermal units is the best option available. The commitment of generating units is done depending upon the predi...