This paper presents an algorithm based on inter-solutions of having scheduled electricity generation resources and the fuzzy logic as a sublimation tool of outcomes obtained from the schedule inter-solutions. The goal of the algorithm is to bridge the conflicts between minimal cost and other aspects of generation. In the past, the optimal scheduling of electricity generation resources has been ...

Because of electricity subsidies, electricity price in Iran is much lower than its real value, and the growth of electricity demand is much more than its rational rate, which in turn implies ever increasing investment in the electricity section by the Government. Therefore, the recent Government policies are based on elimination of electricity subsidies, followed by commissioning complete elect...

Regardless of the form of restructuring, deregulated electricity industries share one common feature: the absence of any significant, rapid demand-side response to the wholesale (or, spot market) price. For a variety of reasons, most electricity consumers still pay an average cost based regulated retail tariff held over from the era of vertical integration, even as the retailers themselves are ...

The increase in electricity demand has exerted pressure on distribution networks to provide efficient and reliable services. In addition to this, the deployment of Distributed energy resources (DERs) is increasing vastly. Thus, new strategies for congestion management are required to cope with these new changes. This paper, proposes an algorithm to optimize the total operational cost of Distrib...

The traditional approach to demand response of paying for a customer’s electricity consumption reductions relative to an administratively set baseline is currently being advocated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as a way to foster the participation of final consumers in formal wholesale markets. Although these efforts may lead to greater participation of final consumers in tr...

Industrial plants consume various forms of energy in their day-to-day operation, including electrical energy. By constructing in-house combined cycle and cogeneration plants, many industrial facilities are able to internally meet their steam and electricity demands. Depending on the availability, quality, and cost of the external electricity supply, an industrial facility has the flexibility to...

The ongoing increase in the integration of renewable energy resources and domestic micro co-generation requires different operation and management strategies and flexible demand side management (DSM) to cope with the fluctuating resources. A smart home model will be presented in this contribution where the supply and demand side devices interact within a micro electricity market to minimize the...

In order to minimize the social and environmental concerns arising from the use of traditional energy resources such as fossil fuels and nuclear energy, the South Korean government has attempted to develop alternative energy resources. In particular, the large educational institutes and islands in South Korea—which have the motivation and potential to provide electrical services—are required to...