Thermal and wind power profit based unit commitment using evolutionary computational algorithms

Abstract

The need for sustainable economic growth has necessiated to newlineenhance the power generation capacity and optimization of capacity newlineutilization through judicious combination of centralized fossil fuel power newlineplants and decentralized renewable energy based power plants The renewable newlineenergy contribution has been increasing rapidly particularly wind energy newlinepenetration is much higher than other renewable energy sources worldwide newlineStatistical report of Global Wind Energy Council GWEC says that China is newlinehaving the highest installed capacity of wind energy followed by USA newlineGermany Spain and India Hence the optimal operation and planning of newlinepower generation systems are ranked high among the major tasks in the newlineelectric power sector newline newline