A Control Model for Hydropower Systems Analysis and Operation

Georgakakos, Aristidis P.; Yao, Huaming; Yu, Yongqing

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A Control Model for Hydropower Systems Analysis and Operation

dc.contributor.author	Georgakakos, Aristidis P.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yao, Huaming	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yu, Yongqing	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hatcher, Kathryn J.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-11T00:40:48Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-11T00:40:48Z
dc.date.issued	1995-04
dc.description	Proceedings of the 1995 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 11 and 12, 1995, Athens, Georgia.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	In North America, hydropower provides a significant portion of the electrical capacity, ranging from about 60 percent in Canada, to more than 30 percent in Mexico, to about 13 percent in the U.S. (North America Hydroelectric Research and Development Forum, 1992). Among the attractive features of hydropower is that it is renewable, clean, efficient, economical., and domestically produced. In the U.S., the amount of hydroelectric production is equivalent to nearly 500 million barrels of oil annually, which, at today's oil prices, have a value of $9 billion. In addition to meeting electricity demands, hydropower facilities play a critical role in water management, helping to provide flood control and water for irrigation, municipal and industrial uses, navigation, recreation, and fish and wildlife preservation. Improving the way projects are operated is a top research need. It is worth noting that a 1 percent increase in the efficiency of existing hydro plants in the U.S. would provide an additional 3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, saving the equivalent of 1.4 million tons of coal or 4.9 million barrels of oil (North American Hydroelectric Research and Development Forum, 1992). The primary motivations for this research work are (1) to demonstrate that modem optimization methods can effectively optimize the utilization of hydropower facilities and (2) compare the relative performance of optimization and the more traditional simulation models. In this article, we take up the first task and describe the problems addressed, the models developed, and the results obtained. The second task will be the subject of a panel discussion.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	This book was published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors.	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	0-935835-04-0
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43866
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.publisher.original	Carl Vinson Institute of Government	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GWRI1995. Water Quantity	en_US
dc.subject	Water resources management	en_US
dc.subject	Hydropower	en_US
dc.subject	Water utilities	en_US
dc.subject	Hydroelectric power	en_US
dc.title	A Control Model for Hydropower Systems Analysis and Operation	en_US
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dc.type.genre	Proceedings
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