Economic Dispatch

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Input-Output Characteristic of Thermal Units
Thermal System Economic Dispatch Neglecting Network Losses
Economic Dispatch (ED)
 Definition:
 Allocating generation among the available
generating units to minimize the total generation
cost
 Purpose:
 make the generator ’s fuel consumption or the
operating cost of the whole system minimal
Input-Output (I-O)
Characteristic of
Thermal Units
I-O Thermal Unit System
 Boiler
 Input : fuel
 Output : steam
 Turbine-generator:
 Input : steam
 Output : power
I-O Thermal Unit Curve
Function of Input – Output Characteristic
a, b, c Parameter
 Determined by:
 Experiments
 Historic records
 Design data
Example 1
 Itis collected some statistical data for a
generating unit in one power plant. The
capacity limits of the generator are 150 ≤ P G ≤
200. The other data are on table. Determine the
function!
Solution
Solution
Principle of
Equal Incremental Rate (λ)

The input - output characteristics of

two generating units:
F1(PG1) and F2(PG2)
Example 2
 Theinput - output characteristics of two
generating units are as follows:

 We wish to determine the economic operation

point for these two units when delivering a
total of 500 MW power demand.
Solution
Assignment 3
 Theinput - output characteristics of two
generating units are as follows:

 We wish to determine the economic operation

point for these two units when delivering a
total of 500 MW power demand.
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