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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,739 Views
22 Pages

1 May 2021

The renewable energy microgrid is an effective solution for island energy supply with the advantages of low energy cost, environmental protection, and reliability. In this paper, an island renewable energy microgrid integrated with desalination units...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,690 Views
19 Pages

27 January 2025

In order to enhance orchard agricultural efficiency and lower fruit production expenses, we propose a BL-DBO (Beetle Optimization Algorithm introducing Bernoulli mapping and Lévy flights) to solve the agricultural machinery dispatching model w...

(This article belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,681 Views
18 Pages

Robust Optimization Model for Single Line Dynamic Bus Dispatching

  • Yingxin Liu,
  • Xinggang Luo,
  • Xu Wei,
  • Yang Yu and
  • Jiafu Tang

22 December 2021

For effective bus operations, it is important to flexibly arrange the departure times of buses at the first station according to real-time passenger flows and traffic conditions. In dynamic bus dispatching research, existing optimization models are u...

(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainable Transport Systems and New Mobility Services: Challenges and Solutions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,805 Views
35 Pages

Optimization of Bus Dispatching in Public Transportation Through a Heuristic Approach Based on Passenger Demand Forecasting

  • Javier Esteban Barrera Hernandez,
  • Luis Enrique Tarazona Torres,
  • Alejandra Tabares and
  • David Álvarez-Martínez

Accurate and adaptive bus dispatching is vital for medium-sized urban centers, where static schedules often fail to accommodate fluctuating passenger demand. In this work, we propose a dynamic heuristic that integrates machine learning-based demand f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,718 Views
14 Pages

Many governments have been strengthening the construction of hardware facilities and equipment to prevent and control marine oil spills. However, in order to deal with large-scale marine oil spills more efficiently, emergency materials dispatching al...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,796 Views
14 Pages

31 August 2022

The multi-microgrid is gradually springing up with widespread use of the distributed generation. It is of great meaning to have research on the energy mutual optimization of the multi-microgrid to improve the new energy-consumption capacity. In this...

(This article belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,416 Views
22 Pages

28 July 2021

In this paper, we claim that the operation schedule of automated stacking cranes (ASC) in the storage yard of automated container terminals can be built effectively and efficiently by using a crane dispatching policy, and propose a noisy optimization...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,329 Views
19 Pages

14 September 2017

In this paper, a collaborative power dispatching system (CPDS) was developed to maximize the profit of a regional biomass power system consisting of an independent power grid. A power generating, dispatching and carbon emissions trading system (CETS)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,896 Views
23 Pages

Multi-Power Joint Peak-Shaving Optimization for Power System Considering Coordinated Dispatching of Nuclear Power and Wind Power

  • Qi Liu,
  • Jie Zhao,
  • Youguo Shao,
  • Libin Wen and ,
  • Jianxu Wu,
  • Dichen Liu and
  • Yuhui Ma
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

3 September 2019

The matching characteristics of wind power output and nuclear power peak shaving are studied and the influence of coordinated dispatching of wind power and nuclear power on peak shaving flexibility and cost of the power grid is analyzed. Taking the l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,484 Views
14 Pages

18 April 2022

Kron reduction is a general tool of network simplification for flow calculation. With a growing number of flexible loads appearing in distribution networks, traditional Kron reduction cannot be widely used in control and scheduling due to the elimina...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Grids and Renewables)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,414 Views
17 Pages

1 August 2024

Actuators play a crucial role in modern distributed electric grids and renewable energy network architectures, implementing control actions based on sensor data to ensure optimal system performance and stability. This paper addresses the economic dis...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Sensing, Control and Actuation in Networked Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
69 Citations
4,477 Views
16 Pages

Novel Heuristic Optimization Technique to Solve Economic Load Dispatch and Economic Emission Load Dispatch Problems

  • Nagendra Singh,
  • Tulika Chakrabarti,
  • Prasun Chakrabarti,
  • Martin Margala and ,
  • Amit Gupta,
  • S. Phani Praveen,
  • Sivaneasan Bala Krishnan and
  • Bhuvan Unhelkar
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

The fundamental objective of economic load dispatch is to operate the available generating units such that the needed load demand satisfies the lowest generation cost and also complies with the various constraints. With proper power system operation...

(This article belongs to the Topic Power System Dynamics and Stability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,887 Views
25 Pages

Optimal Dispatch and Control Strategy of Park Micro-Energy Grid in Electricity Market

  • Qunru Zheng,
  • Ping Yang,
  • Yuhang Wu,
  • Zhen Xu and
  • Peng Zhang

20 October 2023

In the existing research on the dispatch and control strategies of park micro-energy grids, the dispatch and control characteristics of controllable energy units, such as response delay, startup and shutdown characteristics, response speed, and susta...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research on Smart Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,982 Views
19 Pages

Technical Control and Optimal Dispatch Strategy for a Hybrid Energy System

  • Laetitia Uwineza,
  • Hyun-Goo Kim,
  • Jan Kleissl and
  • Chang Ki Kim

8 April 2022

Optimal dispatch is a major concern in the optimization of hybrid energy systems (HESs). Efficient and effective dispatch models that satisfy the load demand at the minimum net present cost (NPC) are crucial because of the high capital costs of renew...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Renewable Energy (AFORE 2021))
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,343 Views
23 Pages

8 December 2018

Due to the randomness of the intermittent distributed energy output and load demand of a micro-energy-grid, micro-sources cannot fully follow the day-ahead micro-energy-grid optimal dispatching plan. Therefore, a micro-energy-grid is difficult to ope...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,409 Views
17 Pages

An Optimal Scheduling Dispatch of a Microgrid under Risk Assessment

  • Whei-Min Lin,
  • Chung-Yuen Yang,
  • Chia-Sheng Tu and
  • Ming-Tang Tsai

2 June 2018

This paper presents the scheduling dispatch of a microgrid (MG), while considering renewable energy, battery storage systems, and time-of-use price. For the risk evaluation of an MG, the Value-at-Risk (VAR) is calculated by using the Historical Simul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,471 Views
26 Pages

Decentralized Coordination Dispatch Model Based on Chaotic Mutation Harris Hawks Optimization Algorithm

  • Yuanyuan Wang,
  • Zexu Yu,
  • Zhenhai Dou,
  • Mengmeng Qiao and ,
  • Ye Zhao,
  • Ruishuo Xie and
  • Lianxin Liu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

22 May 2022

Aiming at the economic dispatch problem for an interconnected system with wind power integration, and in order to realize the goals of system economy and improvement of the cross-regional consumption level of wind energy, a decentralized coordination...

(This article belongs to the Topic Optimisation, Optimal Control and Nonlinear Dynamics in Electrical Power, Energy Storage and Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,475 Views
16 Pages

23 June 2022

As the increasing penetration of sustainable energy brings risks and opportunities for energy system reliability, at the same time, considering the multi-dimensional differentiation of users’ reliability demands can further explore the potentia...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Power Systems and Optimization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
2,945 Views
24 Pages

Optimal Congestion Management with FACTS Devices for Optimal Power Dispatch in the Deregulated Electricity Market

  • Abhilipsa Sahoo,
  • Prakash Kumar Hota,
  • Preeti Ranjan Sahu,
  • Faisal Alsaif and ,
  • Sager Alsulamy and
  • Taha Selim Ustun
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 June 2023

A deregulated electricity market provides open access to all market players. In an open-access power market, the system operator is responsible for ensuring that all contracted power is dispatched. However, if this results in line flows that exceed t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,397 Views
15 Pages

In recent years, the energy form of microgrids is constantly enriching, while the decentralization requirements of microgrids are constantly developing. Considering the economic benefits of an integrated energy microgrid (IEM), this paper focuses on...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Electronics, Energy, and IoT Infrastructures for Smart Cities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,182 Views
15 Pages

21 June 2025

With the increasing penetration of renewable energy and the large-scale integration of electric vehicles (EVs), the economic optimization dispatch of EV-integrated virtual power plants (VPPs) faces multiple uncertainties and challenges. This paper fi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Smart Grids and Microgrids: Distributed Generation and Energy Storage Systems)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,516 Views
17 Pages

Optimal Power Dispatch of an Offshore Wind Farm under Generator Fault

  • Kuichao Ma,
  • Jiangsheng Zhu,
  • Mohsen Soltani,
  • Amin Hajizadeh and
  • Zhe Chen

20 March 2019

For offshore wind farms, the power loss caused by the wake effect is large due to the large capacity of the wind turbine. At the same time, the operating environment of the offshore wind farm is very harsh, and the cost of maintenance is higher than...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Offshore Wind Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
3,258 Views
13 Pages

A New PSO Technique Used for the Optimization of Multiobjective Economic Emission Dispatch

  • Nagendra Singh,
  • Tulika Chakrabarti,
  • Prasun Chakrabarti,
  • Martin Margala and ,
  • Amit Gupta,
  • Sivaneasan Bala Krishnan and
  • Bhuvan Unhelkar
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Most power is generated using fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and diesel. The contribution of coal to power generation is very high compared to other sources. Almost all thermal power plants use coal as a fuel for power generation. Such sources...

(This article belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
547 Views
23 Pages

Dynamic Economic–Environmental Dispatch with Generator Priority: A Machine Learning–Optimization Framework

  • Abdelkadir Fellague,
  • Latifa Dekhici,
  • Khaled Guerraiche,
  • David A. Pelta and
  • José Luis Verdegay

18 June 2026

The efficient management of power systems requires balancing electricity generation costs with associated environmental emissions under dynamically varying demand. This paper proposes a two-stage approach that combines machine learning (ML) with a me...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Systems and Dynamic Scheduling: Optimization and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,660 Views
12 Pages

A Robust Interval Optimization Method for Combined Heat and Power Dispatch

  • Jinhao Wang,
  • Junliu Zhang,
  • Zhaoguang Pan,
  • Huaichang Ge and ,
  • Xiao Chang,
  • Bin Wang,
  • Shengwen Li and
  • Haotian Zhao
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

1 September 2023

The increasing penetration of renewable energy, particularly wind power, and the integration of different energy systems have become two major trends in the development of energy systems. In this context, this paper proposes a robust interval optimiz...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Innovations and Challenges)
  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,123 Views
29 Pages

8 April 2020

Combined heat and power (CHP) systems are attracting increasing attention for their ability to improve the economics and sustainability of the electricity system. Determining how to best operate these systems is difficult because they can consist of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Review Papers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
774 Views
21 Pages

18 November 2025

To address the impact of source-load uncertainty on voltage security and power flow distribution, this study proposes an active distribution network (ADN) active–reactive power coordinated optimal dispatch strategy that incorporates the grid ba...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
8,847 Views
19 Pages

12 December 2014

This paper proposes a simple and efficient approach for the optimal dispatch in a medium-voltage microgrid (MG) with various types of distributed generation (DG). The fuel costs generated by these DGs are determined using quadratic and linear functio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,674 Views
27 Pages

28 July 2025

The varying characteristics of grid-connected energy resources necessitate a clear and effective approach for managing and scheduling generation units. Without proper control, high levels of renewable integration can pose challenges to optimal dispat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Review Papers in Energy Storage and Related Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,328 Views
19 Pages

Optimal Economic and Emission Dispatch of a Microgrid with a Combined Heat and Power System

  • Liangce He,
  • Zhigang Lu,
  • Lili Pan,
  • Hao Zhao and ,
  • Xueping Li and
  • Jiangfeng Zhang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

14 February 2019

With the rapid development of the new concept of energy internet, electric power systems often need to be investigated together with thermal energy systems. Additionally, to reduce pollution from gas emissions, it is very important to study the econo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
571 Views
21 Pages

Research on Optimization Models and Algorithms for Natural Gas Pipeline Dispatch Under Normal Conditions

  • Lin Zhang,
  • Haotong Wang,
  • Xueqing Zou,
  • Xiong Yin and ,
  • Zhaonan Du,
  • Chuanyu Zhang,
  • Chen Liu and
  • Weichao Yu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

23 July 2026

With the increasing share of natural gas in the energy mix, ensuring safe and efficient pipeline operation is critical for reliable energy supply. Pipeline networks require active inventory regulation to manage operational and seasonal fluctuations,...

(This article belongs to the Section H1: Petroleum Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,215 Views
17 Pages

Microgrid Optimal Dispatch Based on Distributed Economic Model Predictive Control Algorithm

  • Yuxiang Peng,
  • Wenqian Jiang,
  • Xingqiu Wei,
  • Juntao Pan and ,
  • Xiangyu Kong and
  • Zhou Yang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

12 June 2023

A microgrid cluster is composed of multiple interconnected microgrids and operates in the form of cluster, which can realize energy complementation between microgrids and significantly improve their renewable energy consumption capacity and system op...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Coordination and Optimization of Energy Management in Smart Grids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
3,959 Views
19 Pages

5 June 2019

With the spreading and applying of microgrids, the economic and environment friendly microgrid operations are required eagerly. For the dispatch of practical microgrids, power loss from energy conversion devices should be considered to improve the ef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,461 Views
23 Pages

17 August 2020

As an effective carrier of renewable distributed power sources, such as wind power and photovoltaics, microgrids have attracted increasing attention as the energy crisis becomes more serious. This paper focuses on the symmetry between the dynamic opt...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Renewable Energy and Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,227 Views
23 Pages

On Employing a Constrained Nonlinear Optimizer to Constrained Economic Dispatch Problems

  • Ghulam Abbas,
  • Irfan Ahmad Khan,
  • Naveed Ashraf,
  • Muhammad Taskeen Raza and ,
  • Muhammad Rashad and
  • Raheel Muzzammel
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 June 2023

Recently, different metaheuristic techniques, their variants, and hybrid forms have been extensively used to solve economic load dispatch (ELD) problems with and without valve point loading (VPL) effects. Due to the randomization involved in these me...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,385 Views
20 Pages

An Electricity Market Pricing Method with the Optimality Limitation of Power System Dispatch Instructions

  • Zhiheng Li,
  • Anbang Xie,
  • Junhui Liu,
  • Yihan Zhang and ,
  • Yao Lu,
  • Wenjing Zu,
  • Yi Wang and
  • Xiaobing Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

13 July 2025

The electricity market can optimize the resource allocation in power systems by calculating the market clearing problem. However, in the market clearing process, various market operation requirements must be considered. These requirements might cause...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evaluation, Decision-Making and Market Simulation of a New Type of Power System)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,186 Views
16 Pages

Optimal Evolutionary Dispatch for Integrated Community Energy Systems Considering Uncertainties of Renewable Energy Sources and Internal Loads

  • Xinghua Liu,
  • Shenghan Xie,
  • Chen Geng,
  • Jianning Yin and ,
  • Gaoxi Xiao and
  • Hui Cao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

18 June 2021

For the future development of integrated energy systems with high penetration of renewable energy, an integrated community energy systems (ICES) dispatch model is proposed including various renewable energy sources and energy conversion units. Energy...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Energy Market and Power System Modelling and Optimization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,150 Views
23 Pages

Optimal Sizing and Assessment of a Renewable Rich Standalone Hybrid Microgrid Considering Conventional Dispatch Methodologies

  • Md. Fatin Ishraque,
  • Sk. A. Shezan,
  • Md. Sohel Rana,
  • S. M. Muyeen and ,
  • Akhlaqur Rahman,
  • Liton Chandra Paul and
  • Md. Shafiul Islam
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

18 November 2021

This paper presents an evaluation of the optimized design of an off-grid hybrid microgrid for alternative load dispatch algorithms with the determination of the most optimal sizing of each equipment, analyzing the voltage and frequency outputs and va...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,028 Views
17 Pages

1 December 2017

This paper focuses on the optimal intraday scheduling of a distribution system that includes renewable energy (RE) generation, energy storage systems (ESSs), and thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs). This system also provides time-of-use pricing...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,008 Views
22 Pages

27 November 2025

In this study, the economic dispatch problems, which are indispensable in electrical engineering, are addressed utilizing Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO). Conventional mathematical methods struggle to provide quick, reliable solutions to nonlinear probl...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,983 Views
21 Pages

Optimized Economic Dispatch and Battery Sizing in Wind Microgrids: A Depth of Discharge Perspective

  • Muhammad Mukit Hosen,
  • Md Shafiul Alam,
  • Shaharier Rashid and
  • S. M. G. Mostafa

This article presents an optimized approach to battery sizing and economic dispatch in wind-powered microgrids. The primary focus is on integrating battery depth of discharge (DoD) constraints to prolong battery life and ensure cost-effective energy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
349 Views
32 Pages

Economic–Environmental Dispatch of a Hybrid Microgrid Using an Improved Red-Billed Blue Magpie Optimizer

  • Hongwei Duan,
  • Xiaofeng Han,
  • Shenghan Piao,
  • Tian Dong and ,
  • Cong Peng and
  • Shanshan Guan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

9 September 2026

The intermittency and seasonal variation of wind and photovoltaic generation complicate the economic–environmental dispatch of microgrids with high renewable-energy penetration. This study develops a grid-connected hybrid microgrid dispatch mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,148 Views
21 Pages

29 July 2025

Background: To address the uncertainties of renewable energy power generation, the disorderly charging characteristics of electric vehicles, and the high electricity cost of the power grid in expressway service areas, a method of economic dispatch op...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,631 Views
17 Pages

7 June 2024

The scientific community widely recognizes that the broad use of renewable energy sources in clean energy systems will become a substantial and common trend in the next decades. The most urgent matter that has to be addressed is how to enhance the am...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,139 Views
34 Pages

A Markov Decision Process and Adapted Particle Swarm Optimization-Based Approach for the Hydropower Dispatch Problem—Jirau Hydropower Plant Case Study

  • Mateus Santos,
  • Marcelo Fonseca,
  • José Bernardes,
  • Lenio Prado and ,
  • Thiago Abreu,
  • Edson Bortoni and
  • Guilherme Bastos
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

16 September 2025

This work focuses on optimizing energy dispatch in a hydroelectric power plant (HPP) with a large number of generating units (GUs) and uncertainties caused by sediment accumulation in the water intakes. The study was realized at Jirau HPP, and integr...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,984 Views
26 Pages

24 February 2025

The optimal dispatching of integrated energy systems can effectively reduce energy costs and decrease carbon emissions. The accuracy of the load forecasting method directly determines the dispatching outcomes, yet considering the stochastic and non-p...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,513 Views
29 Pages

Research on Dynamic Economic Dispatch Optimization Problem Based on Improved Grey Wolf Algorithm

  • Wenqiang Yang,
  • Yihang Zhang,
  • Xinxin Zhu,
  • Kunyan Li and
  • Zhile Yang

21 March 2024

The dynamic economic dispatch (DED) problem is a typical complex constrained optimization problem with non-smooth, nonlinear, and nonconvex characteristics, especially considering practical situations such as valve point effects and transmission loss...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimization for Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,247 Views
24 Pages

6 September 2023

In an electricity and heat integrated energy system, the transmission of thermal energy encounters significant delays, and the delays are often not integer multiples of the dispatch interval. This mismatch poses challenges for achieving coordinated d...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,928 Views
19 Pages

Optimal Dispatch of High-Penetration Renewable Energy Integrated Power System Based on Flexible Resources

  • Jiawei Feng,
  • Junyou Yang,
  • Haixin Wang,
  • Huichao Ji and ,
  • Martin Onyeka Okoye,
  • Jia Cui,
  • Weichun Ge,
  • Bo Hu and
  • Gang Wang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

3 July 2020

The volatility and uncertainty of high-penetration renewable energy (RE) challenge the stability of the power system. To tackle this challenge, an optimal dispatch of high-penetration RE based on flexible resources (FRs) is proposed to enhance the ab...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,119 Views
20 Pages

Flexible Low-Carbon Optimal Dispatch of Honeycombed Active Distribution Network

  • Feng Xu,
  • Yi Lu,
  • Qunhai Huo,
  • Jingyuan Yin and ,
  • Peng Qiu and
  • Chao Ding
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

27 September 2022

Microgrids have a strong ability to generate local power and consume renewable energy, which can solve the problems of power supply shortages and greenhouse gas emissions created in the process of social development. The honeycombed active distributi...

(This article belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)

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