Optimal thermal generating unit commitment: A review

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 443-451

  Sen, Subir ^a   Kothari, D P ^b  

^a POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Optimization; Thermal generating units; Unit commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001537352     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0142-0615(98)00013-1     Document Type: Review

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