A GENETIC ALGORITHM MODELING FRAMEWORK AND SOLUTION TECHNIQUE FOR SHORT-TERM OPTIMAL HYDROTHERMAL SCHEDULING

A Genetic algorithm is applied to the problem of determining the optim al hourly schedule of power generation in a hydro thermal power system . A multi-reservoir cascaded hydro-electric system with a non-linear r elationship between water discharge rate, net head and power generatio n is considered. The water transport delay between connected reservoir s is also taken into account. The main control parameters that affect the genetic algorithm performance are discussed and a summary of the t heoretical basis of the genetic algorithm method is presented. It is s hown that a multiple step genetic algorithm search sequence can provid e the optimal hourly loading of the system generators.