Chapter 8: Economic dispatch of large-scale integrated heat and power systems by application of a novel harmony search approach

Amir Fakhim-Babaeia; Morteza Nazari-Herisb; Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatlooa; Somayeh Asadib    a Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iranb Department of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

Abstract

The combined heat and power (CHP) economic dispatch determines the optimal power and heat supply of different generation units such as CHP plants, thermal generation units, and boilers with minimum operation cost. The CHP technology is beneficial in terms of increasing the efficiency of heat and power load supply up to 90%. In ...

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