<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The authors estimate the potential for power generation from water resources of small and medium-sized rivers, which are abundant in Latvia. They propose the algorithm for optimal operation of a small-scale hydropower plant (SHPP) at the chosen optimality criterion in view of the plant’s participation in the market. The choice of SHPP optimization algorithm is made based on two mathematical programming methods - dynamic and generalized reduced gradient ones. Approbation of the algorithm is illustrated by an example of optimized SHPP operation.</p></abstract>

The authors estimate the potential for power generation from water resources of small and medium-sized rivers, which are abundant in Latvia. They propose the algorithm for optimal operation of a small-scale hydropower plant (SHPP) at the chosen optimality criterion in view of the plant’s participation in the market. The choice of SHPP optimization algorithm is made based on two mathematical programming methods - dynamic and generalized reduced gradient ones. Approbation of the algorithm is illustrated by an example of optimized SHPP operation.

SMALL HYDROPOWER IN LATVIA AND INTELLECTUALIZATION OF ITS OPERATING SYSTEMS / PAR MAZO HIDROENERĢĒTIKU LATVIJĀ UN TĀS STACIJU VADĪBAS SISTĒMAS INTELEKTUALIZĀCIJU

Riga Technical University, Institute of Power Engineering, 1 Kronvalda Blvd., Riga, LV-1010, LATVIA

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

The authors estimate the potential for power generation from water resources of small and medium-sized rivers, which are abundant in Latvia. They propose the...

SMALL HYDROPOWER IN LATVIA AND INTELLECTUALIZATION OF ITS OPERATING SYSTEMS / PAR MAZO HIDROENERĢĒTIKU LATVIJĀ UN TĀS STACIJU VADĪBAS SISTĒMAS INTELEKTUALIZĀCIJU

Pubblicato online: 29 gen 2014

Pagine: 3 - 15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2013-0036

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