Optimal control of hydroelectric facility incorporating pump storage

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1064-1077

  Zhao, Guangzhi ^a   Davison, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Head; Hydroelectric facility; Inflow rate; Optimal control; Optimization; Turbine efficiency

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; INTERSECTIONS; PUMPS;

HEAD; HYDROELECTRIC FACILITY; INFLOW RATE; OPTIMAL CONTROL; TURBINE EFFICIENCY;

COSTS;

ALGORITHM; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 56049101135     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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