OCPS Assignment1 Dec2020
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R.M. ShereefOCPS Assignment1 Dec2020
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R.M. ShereefDepartment of Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering Trivandrum
01EE 6405 : Operation and Control of Power System
Assignment–1
Part A
1. Discuss the unit commitment constraints. (10)
2. The input–output curves in MBtu/h and corresponding fuel costs in $/MBtu of three gen-
erating units are given below. Find an economic operating point for these three units when
delivering a total load of 950 MW. (10)
unit 1 H1 (P1 ) = 510 + 7.2 P1 + 0.00142 P12 fuel cost = 1.2 $/MBtu
unit 2 H2 (P2 ) = 310 + 7.85 P2 + 0.00194 P22 fuel cost = 1.0 $/MBtu
unit 3 H3 (P3 ) = 78.0 + 7.97 P3 + 0.00482 P32 fuel cost = 1.1 $/MBtu
150 MW ≤ P1 ≤ 600 MW, 100 MW ≤ P2 ≤ 400 MW, and 50 MW ≤ P3 ≤ 200 MW
3. The fuel cost functions in $/MWh of three generating units are given below. Find an
economic operating point for these units using λ iteration method for two iterations. The
total load on the system is 2500 MW. Assume λstart =8 $/MWh and ∆λ = 10% of λstart .(10)
F1 (P1 ) = 749.55 + 6.950 P1 + 9.680 × 10−4 P12
F2 (P2 ) = 1285.0 + 7.051 P2 + 7.375 × 10−4 P22
F3 (P3 ) = 1531.0 + 6.531 P3 + 1.040 × 10−3 P32
320 MW ≤ P1 ≤ 800 MW, 300 MW ≤ P2 ≤ 1200 MW and 275 MW ≤ P3 ≤ 1100 MW
4. For the three generating units in question no. 2, the simplified loss expression is given as
Ploss = 3 × 10−5 P12 + 9 × 10−5 P22 + 12 × 10−5 P32 . Find an economic operating point for these
three units using λ iteration method for two iterations when delivering a total load of 2500
MW. Assume λstart =8 $/MWh and ∆λ = 10% of λstart . (10)
5. A three generator system is supplying to a load of 950 MW. The fuel cost functions and
generator limits are as given in Question 1. Find the economic dispatch for the system using
gradient search method for two iterations. Assume suitable α, P10 = 300 MW, P20 = 200
MW and P30 = 300 MW. (10)
6. Starting from the optimal economic solution found in Question no. 1, use the base point and
participation factor method to calculate the new economic despatch for a load of 1000 MW.
(10)
Part B
7. Assume a system with ‘N ’ normally fuelled thermal plants plus one turbine generator fuelled
under a ‘take-or-pay’ agreement. Discuss about the economic dispatch of the system. (10)
8. The three generating units described in Question 1 are to be combined into a composite
generating unit. Obtain the first two points in the composite fuel cost curve assuming that
there are twenty equidistant points between λmin and λmax . (10)
9. Explain the optimal dispatch algorithms for generation with limited fuel supply using gra-
dient search method based on
(a) simple search and (5)
(b) relaxation technique (5)
10. What are hard limits and slack variables in respect of a take-or-pay generating unit ? (10)
Part C
11. Write generalised MATLAB programs
(a) to solve economic dispatch problem using
i. λ–iteration method. (20)
ii. gradient search method. (20)
iii. base point and participation factor method. (20)
(b) to obtain the composite fuel cost curve of ‘N’ generators in a power system. (20)
12. Solve the respective problems in Part A(Qn. no.3, 4, 5, & 6 and Part B(Qn. no. 8) using
the codes developed in Part C. (5×4 = 20)