Title: Achieving Economical Power System Operation by Optimization Technique

Abstract:

One of the most critical and challenging issues that need to be solved in power systems is optimal economic dispatch. The aim of economic dispatch problems (EDPs) is to determine the best power output combination across all generating units in order to reduce overall fuel costs while still meeting load demand and equality and inequality constraints. It is important to note that the fuel consumption curve exhibits ripples due to the valve-point effects. The EDP is thus a large-scale, extremely nonlinear, constrained optimization problem. Significant cost savings can be realized by optimizing the unit output schedule. To reduce total fuel costs, as fuel prices are increasing daily, optimal output power from each generating unit needs to be achieved, which can be ensured by optimization techniques. In this talk, the solution to small-scale to large-scale constrained economic dispatch problems by optimization technique is suggested and discussed.

Biography:

Ghulam Abbas (Senior Member, IEEE) received a B.E. degree from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, in 2004, and the M.E. and the Ph.D. degrees from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), France, in 2008 and 2012, respectively, all in Electrical Engineering. He is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan. He has published a number of papers in various International and National IEEE conferences and journals of repute like IEEE, Elsevier, and MDPI. He is a reviewer of several premier conferences and journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Asian Journal of Control, Engineering Optimization, IEEE Access, etc. He has served several Electrical and Computer Engineering journals as a guest editor. His research interests include analog and digital controller designs for power switching converters, soft computing, solar photovoltaic systems, renewable energy systems, and power system optimization.