Optimal scheduling of spinning reserve with transmission constraints

An effective method is proposed to schedule spinning reserve optimally. The method considers the transmission constraint in the whole scheduling process. To get the feasible solution faster, transmission line limits are first related using the Lagrangian Relaxation technique. In the economic dispatch, after unit generation and spinning reserve are allocated among the committed units to satisfy the system and unit constraints, the schedule is then modified by a linear programming algorithm to avoid line overloads. The schedule is Men updated by a probabilistic reserve assessment to meet a given risk index. The optimal value of the risk index is selected via a cost/benefit analysis based on the tradeoff between the total Unit Commitment (UC) schedule cost and the expected cost of energy not served. Finally, a unit decommitment technique is incorporated to solve the problem of reserve over-commitment in the Lagrangian Relaxation-based UC: The results of reserve scheduling with the transmission constraint are shown by the simulation runs performed on the IEEE reliability test system.