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Evolutionary tristate PSO for strategic bidding of pumped-storage hydroelectric plant

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : IEEE

Source : IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews,, IEEE, Volume 40, Number 4, p.460–471 (2010)

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Engineering

Department : Electrical and Electronics

Year : 2010

Abstract :

This paper develops bidding strategy for operating multiunit pumped-storage power plant in a day-ahead electricity market. Based on forecasted hourly market clearing price, the objective is to self-schedule and maximize the expected profit of the pumped-storage plant, considering both spinning and nonspinning reserve bids and meeting the technical operating constraints. Evolutionary tristate particle swarm optimization (ETPSO) based approach is proposed to solve the problem, combining basic particle swarm optimization (PSO) with tristate coding technique and genetics-based mutation operation. The discrete characteristic of a pumped-storage plant is modeled using tristate coding technique and mutation operation is used for faster convergence. The proposedmodel is adaptive for nonlinear 3-D relationship between the power produced, the energy stored, and the head of the associated reservoir. The proposed approach is applied for a practical utility consisting of four units. Simulation results for different operating cycles of the storage plant indicate the attractive properties of ETPSO approach with highly optimal solution and robust convergence behavior.

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. P. Kanakasabapathy and K Swarup, S., “Evolutionary tristate PSO for strategic bidding of pumped-storage hydroelectric plant”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, vol. 40, pp. 460–471, 2010.

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