Intelligent Unified Control of Unit Commitment and Generation Allocation

有效的电力系统运行需要在规划阶段对发电机组进行周密的规划，并在运行控制阶段对电力进行实时响应调度。通常，单元承诺计划是由考虑需求预测、固定安全约束和已知单元可用性的优化模型确定的。操作控制器考虑实际随机需求、变化的安全储备和不可预见的单位损失。该项目将通过在统一的控制框架中整合规划和操作阶段来结合这些任务。计划阶段的重点是考虑随机效应、偶然性和归因于潜在结束状态的值。操作阶段的重点将是考虑长期影响，认识到需要采取纠正行动的条件，寻找类似的情况和潜在的行动，从实际经验和模拟事件中学习。

Effective power system operation requires well-planned commitments of generating units in a planning phase combined with responsive real-time dispatching of power in an operational control phase. Typically, the unit commitment plan is determined by an optimization model that considers a forecast for demand, fixed security constraints, and known unit availabilities. The operational controller considers actual random demand, varying security reserves, and unforeseen unit losses. This project will combine these tasks by integrating the planning and operating phases in a unified control framework. The emphasis in the planning phase will be on considering random effects, contingencies and the values attributed to potential ending states. The emphasis on the operating phase will be on considering longer term effects, recognizing conditions requiring corrective actions, searching for similar situations and potential actions for learning from both practical experience and simulated events.