Electric Power Systems

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Overview of Electric Power Generation Systems

Cláudio Monteiro

1.1    Introduction

1.2    Power Generation Technologies

Generation, the Heart and Brain of the Power System • Thermal Power Generation • Hydropower Generation • Wind Power Generation • Other Nonscheduled Power Generation • Storage Technologies

1.3    Operation of Power System Generation

Power Generation Control • Scheduling • Reserve Requirements • Unit Commitment • Economic Dispatch • Hydrothermal Coordination • Scheduling with Nondispatchable Generation • Scheduling in a Market Context

1.4    Challenges of Future Power Generation

References

1.1    Introduction

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