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Module-1 Power System Operation: 1.2 Unit Commitment

The document discusses unit commitment in power systems. Unit commitment is the process of determining the optimal schedule of generating units to meet the varying load over time at minimum operating cost. It involves deciding the order in which generators will be started up or shut down as load increases or decreases. The priority list method is one approach for solving the unit commitment problem by ranking units in order of increasing production cost.

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Module-1 Power System Operation: 1.2 Unit Commitment

The document discusses unit commitment in power systems. Unit commitment is the process of determining the optimal schedule of generating units to meet the varying load over time at minimum operating cost. It involves deciding the order in which generators will be started up or shut down as load increases or decreases. The priority list method is one approach for solving the unit commitment problem by ranking units in order of increasing production cost.

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MODULE-1

POWER SYSTEM OPERATION

1.2 UNIT COMMITMENT

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1.2 Unit Commitment

• The total load in the power system varies throughout the day .
• Reaches different peak value from one day to another.
• Different combination of generators, are to be connected in the
system to meet the varying load.
• When the load increases, the utility has to decide in advance the
sequence in which the generator units are to be brought in.
• when the load decrease, the operating engineer need to know in
advance the sequence in which the generating units are to be shut
down.

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• The problem of finding the order in which the units are to be brought
in and the order in which the units are to be shut down over a period
of time so the total operating cost involved on that day is minimum is
known as Unit Commitment (UC) problem.
• “commit” means a generating unit is to be “turned on”; bring the unit
up to speed----synchronize it to the system----make it to deliver
power to the network.

Video on : What is unit commitment??


(Watch from 1.03 to 6.23)

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Illustration:

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Rule for shutting down the units in order (shut-down rule)

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Shut down rule:
• When load is above 1000 MW ; run all the three units.
•When load is between 1000 MW and 600 MW; run units 1 and 2
•When load is below 600 MW; run only unit 1

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Constraints in unit commitment:

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Constraints in unit commitment:

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Constraints in unit commitment:

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This video shows how to solve unit commitment using priority list
method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n8ZNeQIldw

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