The effects of wind profile on thermal units generation costs

M. H. Albadi; E. F. El-Saadany

doi:10.1109/PSCE.2009.4840058

The effects of wind profile on thermal units generation costs

M. H. Albadi, E. F. El-Saadany

Electrical Engineering

University of Waterloo

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Abstract

Although wind power is a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and relatively inexpensive source of renewable energy, the effects of its intermittent nature on power systems need to be carefully considered. This paper investigates the effects of different wind profiles on the operational costs of a thermalbased test system. Two profiles are considered: synopticdominated and diurnal-dominated variations of the aggregated wind power. To simulate the wind profile effects, a linear mixed integer unit commitment problem is formulated in a GAMS environment. The simulation results illustrate the significant impacts of wind profile on fuel saving benefits, startup costs, and wind power curtailments.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PSCE.2009.4840058
State	Published - 2009
Event	2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: 15 Mar 2009 → 18 Mar 2009

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Name	2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009

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Conference	2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle, WA
Period	15/03/09 → 18/03/09

Keywords

Fuel saving
Thermal units
Unit commitment
Wind curtailment
Wind power

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Albadi, MH & El-Saadany, EF 2009, The effects of wind profile on thermal units generation costs. in 2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009., 4840058, 2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009, 2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009, Seattle, WA, United States, 15/03/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/PSCE.2009.4840058

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The effects of wind profile on thermal units generation costs

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