Research Article
A Comparative Study of Fuzzy Logic, Genetic Algorithm, and Gradient-Genetic Algorithm Optimization Methods for Solving the Unit Commitment Problem
Table 2
Characteristics of production units.
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, : minimum and maximum power produced by each generator. Up: continuously minimum up-time of unit . Down: continuously minimum down-time of unit . , , and : cost function parameters of unit . Cold start cost ($): cold start cost of unit . Hot start cost ($): hot start cost of unit . Cold start (h): cold start time of unit . |