A centralized market-splitting algorithm is implemented in this paper in a Europe-wide level, comprising both power pools and Power Exchanges, with each local/national market respecting the standard constraints impose...
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A centralized market-splitting algorithm is implemented in this paper in a Europe-wide level, comprising both power pools and Power Exchanges, with each local/national market respecting the standard constraints imposed by its own regulatory framework, including the full set of unit technical/commitment constraints and system operating constraints in power pools. In view of the forthcoming large-scale RES penetration, physical markets with unit-based offers (either pools or PXs) check the feasibility of the electricity market solution against their internal (intra-zonal) transmission network constraints, considering full network topology. This is accomplished through an iterative process, iterating between the overall optimization algorithm, and intra-zonal power flows of the countries/regions, which identify possible congestions and incorporate additional constraints in the central pan-European market-splitting problem. The iterative process terminates when all internal transmission constraints are satisfied. Locational marginal prices (LMPs) can be computed in the physical markets, whereas zonal/system marginal prices are computed in markets with portfolio-bidding schemes. The proposed algorithm is tested in terms of computational efficiency using the full UCTE network.
Electrification systems based on the use of renewable energy sources are a suitable option for providing electricity to isolated communities autonomously. Wind and hybrid wind-photovoltaic (PV) systems are increasingl...
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Electrification systems based on the use of renewable energy sources are a suitable option for providing electricity to isolated communities autonomously. Wind and hybrid wind-photovoltaic (PV) systems are increasingly getting attention. To electrify scattered communities, designs that combine individual systems and microgrids have recently proven advantageous. In this paper we present a mathematical programming model to optimize the design of hybrid wind-PV systems that solves the location of the wind-PV generators and the design of the microgrids, taking into account the demand of the consumption points and the energy potential. The criterion is the minimization of the initial investment cost required to meet the demand. The proposed hybrid model is tested with realistic size instances and results show the instances are efficiently solved. Moreover, the model is applied to real case studies in Peru;obtained results verify that the hybrid model efficiently finds solutions that significantly reduce costs. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A proper control of a system to get a desired function and increase the system lifetime is a crucial step towards the sustainable paradigm. In this paper, such a control is designed for a cyclic pallet system to achie...
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A proper control of a system to get a desired function and increase the system lifetime is a crucial step towards the sustainable paradigm. In this paper, such a control is designed for a cyclic pallet system to achieve a minimal force on its drive unit, meet safety conditions on the system chain tension force, and the momentum of pallets, and fulfill a desired production rate. The optimal values of control parameters, namely, number of pallets, conveyor velocity, and part set schedule, are obtained through solving a mixedintegerlinear optimization model. The objective function in the model defines the average force on the drive unit in a cycle production. In addition, the related constraints characterize the pallet system properties such as cyclic and dynamic behavior, buffer size, constant work in process, and safety specifications. This optimization model strongly suffers from the time complexity due to the binary decision variables defining the part set schedule. To reasonably handle the computation time, a heuristic search strategy based on a modified form of the weighted profile fitting algorithm is introduced. Furthermore, the robustness of the optimal control and the system design is analyzed, using worst control and worst but safe control strategies. The optimal control and the robustness analysis are applied to some case studies, and the results are evaluated and discussed.
The paper addresses the optimal design of the last supply chain branch, i.e., the Distribution Network (DN), starting from manufacturers till the retailers. It considers a distributed system composed of different stag...
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The paper addresses the optimal design of the last supply chain branch, i.e., the Distribution Network (DN), starting from manufacturers till the retailers. It considers a distributed system composed of different stages connected by material links labeled with suitable performance indices. A hierarchical procedure employing direct graph (digraph) modeling, mixed integer linear programming, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is presented to select the optimal DN configuration. More in detail, a first-level DN optimization problem taking into account the definition and evaluation of the distribution chain performance provides a set of Pareto optimal solutions defined by digraph modeling. A second level DN optimization using the AHP method selects, on the basis of further criteria, the DN configuration from the Pareto face alternatives. To show the method effectiveness, the optimization model is applied to a case study describing an Italian regional healthcare drug DN. The problem solution by the proposed design method allows improving the DN flexibility and performance. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Gasoline is produced by blending several different components in ratios such that the blended mixture meets the required quality specifications. The blender produces different batches of gasoline by switching operatio...
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Gasoline is produced by blending several different components in ratios such that the blended mixture meets the required quality specifications. The blender produces different batches of gasoline by switching operation from one grade of gasoline to another. Blend planning horizon usually spans 10 to 14 days. Blend plan optimization minimizes the total blend costs by solving a multiperiod problem, where demands need to be satisfied in each period and some inventory is carried into the future time periods to meet the demands. Since blend component production is determined by a longer range refinery production plan, inventory carrying costs are not included in the objective function. It is shown that nonlinearprogramming (NLP) as well as mixedinteger nonlinearprogramming (MINLP) solvers lead to different blend recipes and different blend volume patterns for the same total cost. The new algorithm described in this work systematically searches for multiple optimum solutions;this opens the way for blend planners to select from different blend plans based on additional considerations (e.g., blend more of regular gasoline earlier in the planning horizon thereby creating an opportunity to meet more demand for it in early periods) instead of having to use only one solution that varies with the choice of the solver. Inherent structure of the proposed algorithm makes it well suited for implementation on parallel CPU machines.
This paper studies the problem of scheduling flexible job shops with setup times where the setups are sequence-dependent. The objective is to find the schedule with minimum total tardiness. First, the paper develops a...
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This paper studies the problem of scheduling flexible job shops with setup times where the setups are sequence-dependent. The objective is to find the schedule with minimum total tardiness. First, the paper develops a mathematical model in the form of mixed integer linear programming and compares it with the available model in the literature. The proposed model outperforms the available model in terms of both size complexity and computational complexity. Then, an effective metaheuristic algorithm based on iterated local search is proposed and compared with a tabu search and variable neighbourhood search algorithms proposed previously for the same problem. A complete experiment is conducted to evaluate the algorithms for performance. All the results show the superiority of the proposed algorithm against the available ones.
A two-stage framework for transformer maintenance management is introduced and formulated in Part I of this two-part paper in the context of transmission asset management strategies (TAMS). The proposed model optimize...
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A two-stage framework for transformer maintenance management is introduced and formulated in Part I of this two-part paper in the context of transmission asset management strategies (TAMS). The proposed model optimizes maintenance outage schedule over a predefined period of time by taking into account the actual and expected transformer assets' condition dynamics in terms of failure rate and resource limitations in midterm horizons, as well as operating constraints, economic considerations and N-1 reliability in the shorter term. In Part II, a small six-bus system is first used to demonstrate how the two-stage maintenance framework works using a step-by-step procedure. Then, IEEE-RTS is used to investigate the performance of the proposed model in more detail. In addition, the impacts of varying the characteristics of the proposed midterm and short-term maintenance schedulers, such as flexibility in time horizon selection, on maintenance scheduling results and computational efficiency are investigated on IEEE-RTS. The numerical studies indicate that the proposed framework gives appropriate results in terms of economics and technical constraints at a reasonable computational cost.
Microgrid works as a local energy provider for domestic buildings to reduce energy expenses and gas emissions by utilising distributed energy resources (DERs). The rapid advances in computing and communication capabil...
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Microgrid works as a local energy provider for domestic buildings to reduce energy expenses and gas emissions by utilising distributed energy resources (DERs). The rapid advances in computing and communication capabilities enable the concept smart buildings become possible. Most energy-consuming household tasks do not need to be performed at specific times but rather within a preferred time. If these types of tasks can be coordinated among multiple homes so that they do not all occur at the same time yet still satisfy customers' requirement, the energy cost and power peak demand could be reduced. In this paper, the optimal scheduling of smart homes' energy consumption is studied using a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) approach. In order to minimise a 1-day forecasted energy consumption cost, DER operation and electricity-consumption household tasks are scheduled based on real-time electricity pricing, electricity task time window and forecasted renewable energy output. Peak demand charge scheme is also adopted to reduce the peak demand from grid. Two numerical examples on smart buildings of 30 homes and 90 homes with their own microgrid indicate the possibility of cost savings and electricity consumption scheduling peak reduction through the energy consumption and better management of DER operation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The mixed integer linear programming (MILP) models are proposed to estimate the performance of decision making units (DMUs) including both integer and real values in data envelopment analysis (DEA). There are several ...
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The mixed integer linear programming (MILP) models are proposed to estimate the performance of decision making units (DMUs) including both integer and real values in data envelopment analysis (DEA). There are several studies to propose MILPs in the literature of DEA;however, they have some major shortcomings unfortunately. This study firstly mentioned the shortcomings in the previous researches and secondly suggests a robust MILP based on the Kourosh and Arash Method (KAM). The proposed linear model, integer-KAM (IKAM), has almost all capabilities of the linear KAM and significantly removes the shortcomings in the current MILPs. For instance, IKAM benchmarks and ranks all technically efficient and inefficient DMUs at the same time. It detects outliers, and estimates the production frontier significantly. A numerical example of 39 Spanish airports with four integer inputs and three outputs including two integer values and a real value also represents the validity of the statements. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
In this study, critical peak pricing with load control (CPPLC), recently announced by Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission, is investigated in a cost-emission-based unit commitment (UC) problem. In order to be eas...
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In this study, critical peak pricing with load control (CPPLC), recently announced by Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission, is investigated in a cost-emission-based unit commitment (UC) problem. In order to be easily implementable with available real market solvers, the non-linear, non-convex problem formulation is converted to multi-objective mixed integer linear programming (MMILP). The MMILP problem is then solved through a new modified e-constraint multi-objective optimisation method. Moreover, UC is applied not only to schedule the status of the generating units but also to determine both price deviations and load profile provided by CPPLC program. Finally, the conventional 10-unit test system is employed to indicate the applicability of the proposed method through several case studies.
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