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<p>In an electrical power system, the ultimate aim is to generate and deliver electrical energy to consumer side with minimum cost involved. Thus, least fuel cost, effective unit commitment and minimum transmission losses are desirous to achieve economic dispatch in a distributed generation network. In this research, economic dispatch considering transmission losses in a distributed generation network of Bahawalpur is reported. A MATLAB algorithm is designed which gives optimum division of power between two power plants and their transmission losses. Power plants considered here are thermal power plant Muzafargarh and Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO), the former being located at smaller distance from Bahawalpur district. Finally, load trend of Bahawalpur district, optimum generation verses power demand, associated transmission losses, penalty factor and fuel cost economy are shown in the Results Section through graphs and tables. It is concluded that thermal power plant shares higher contribution of load power due to smaller distance from load and, thus, smaller transmission losses ensuring minimum cost operation.</p>
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In an electrical power system, the ultimate aim is to generate and deliver electrical energy to consumer side with minimum cost involved. Thus, least fuel cost, effective unit commitment and minimum transmission losses are desirous to achieve economic dispatch in a distributed generation network. In this research, economic dispatch considering transmission losses in a distributed generation network of Bahawalpur is reported. A MATLAB algorithm is designed which gives optimum division of power between two power plants and their transmission losses. Power plants considered here are thermal power plant Muzafargarh and Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO), the former being located at smaller distance from Bahawalpur district. Finally, load trend of Bahawalpur district, optimum generation verses power demand, associated transmission losses, penalty factor and fuel cost economy are shown in the Results Section through graphs and tables. It is concluded that thermal power plant shares higher contribution of load power due to smaller distance from load and, thus, smaller transmission losses ensuring minimum cost operation.

Economic Dispatch with Transmission Losses in a Distributed Generation Network of Bahawalpur

M. Sc. Student, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Assistant Professor, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Lecturer, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering

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In an electrical power system, the ultimate aim is to generate and deliver electrical energy to consumer side with minimum cost involved. Thus, least fuel...

Economic Dispatch with Transmission Losses in a Distributed Generation Network of Bahawalpur

Published Online: Sep 13, 2021

Page range: 39 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ecce-2021-0005

Keywords
Cost benefit analysis, Cost function, Iterative algorithms, Optimization methods, Power generation dispatch, Power system economics

© 2021 Ahmad Khan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Economic Dispatch with Transmission Losses in a Distributed Generation Network of Bahawalpur

Published Online: Sep 13, 2021

Page range: 39 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ecce-2021-0005

KeywordsCost benefit analysis, Cost function, Iterative algorithms, Optimization methods, Power generation dispatch, Power system economics

© 2021 Ahmad Khan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Cost benefit analysis, Cost function, Iterative algorithms, Optimization methods, Power generation dispatch, Power system economics