Preventive generation maintenance scheduling- A simulated annealing approach to use in competitive markets

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Saraiva, JT (Author) FEUP; Pereira, ML (Author) FEUP; Mendes, VT (Author) Other; Sousa, JC (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: IET Conference Publications

7th Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MedPower 2010

Agia Napa, 7 November 2010 through 10 November 2010

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge

Scopus - 1 Citation

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-XGD

DOI: 10.1049/cp.2010.0851

Abstract (EN): The scheduling of preventive maintenance actions of generators is not a new problem but gained in recent years a new interest with the advent of electricity markets. In this paper we report the research on this topic developed during the preparation of the MSc Thesis of the second author. In this paper we formulate the problem as a mixed integer optimization problem and we describe the use of Simulated Annealing to solve it. Simulated Annealing is a very appealing metaheuristic easily implemented and providing good results in numerous optimization problems. The paper includes results obtained for a Case Study based on a realistic generation system. This research work was proposed and developed with the collaboration of the third and fourth authors, from EDP Produção, Portugal.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific