Online energy generation scheduling for microgrids with intermittent energy sources and co-generation

Performance Evaluation Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2013, Pages 53-66

  Lu, Lian ^a   Tu, Jinlong ^a   Chau, Chi Kin ^b   Chen, Minghua ^a   Lin, Xiaojun ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power generation; Energy generation scheduling; Microgrids; Online algorithm

Indexed keywords

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER GENERATION; DETERMINISTIC ONLINE ALGORITHMS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND DEMANDS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL STRATEGIES; INTERMITTENT ENERGY SOURCE; MICRO GRID; ON-LINE ALGORITHMS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY POLICY; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 84880199680     PISSN: 01635999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2494232.2465551     Document Type: Conference Paper

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