Hydro-power plants are able to produce electrical energy in a sustainable way. A known format for producing is through generation scheduling, which task usually established as Unit Commitment problem. The challenge this process define the amount of that each turbine-generator needs deliver plant, fulfill requested dispatch commitment, while coping with operational restrictions. An optimal sched...

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This paper presents a profit-based model for short-term hydro scheduling adapted to pool-based electricity markets. The objective is to determine a feasible operation of a set of coupled hydro units belonging to a small or medium-size hydroelectric company. The company is assumed to be price-taker, and therefore, market prices are considered exogenous variables and modeled via scenarios. In ord...

this work proposes a neural-fuzzy sliding mode control scheme for a hydro-turbine speed governor system. considering the assumption of elastic water hammer, a nonlinear mode of the hydro-turbine governor system is established. by linearizing this mode, a sliding mode controller is designed. the linearized mode is subject to uncertainties. the uncertainties are generated in the process of linear...

This paper presents the operation of a Multi-agent system (MAS) for the control of a smart grid. The proposed Multi-agent system consists of seven types of agents: Single Smart Grid Controller (SGC), Load Agents (LAGs), a Wind Turbine Agent (WTAG), Photo-Voltaic Agents (PVAGs), a Micro-Hydro Turbine Agent (MHTAG), Diesel Agents (DGAGs) and a Battery Agent (BAG). In a smart grid LAGs act as cons...

The full exploitation of offshore wind resources can essentially satisfy the massive energy demand. realization and application ultra-high-power turbines are crucial to achieving use deep-sea reducing cost power. For VolturnUS-S semi-submersible floating foundation a 15 megawatt (MW) turbine, effect structural parameters on hydrodynamic performance was investigated by controlling variables desc...