Q1.Give the definitions of the following items briefly;
a) Unit commitment b)Automatic generation control c) Optimal power flow
Q2.Compare static planning vs dynamic planning
Q3. Which criterions should be considered when making a generation expansion planning? Explain briefly.
Q4.Define independent and dependent variables in an optimization problem.Give example.
Q5.State the difference(s) between a global optimum solution and a local optimum solution
Q6.Give a few examples for new heuristic optimization methods used in the literature.
Q7.Design an optimization problem by yourself which can be about any subject.Express the objective function, constraints,as well as decision and dependent variables of your problem.(Do not solve the problem!)
Q8. Estimate the total investment cost per year and the total operation and maintenance costs per year of a 100 MWp grid-connected photovoltaic power plant
Q9.Estimate the total fuel cost per year of a 100 MW natural gas power plant.
Q10.The load values of a region are listed below.Use linear curve fitting method to estimate the load values in year 2023,2024,and 2025
year Load(MW) 2003 52.04 2004 59.42 2005 55.66 2006 56.9 2007 61.89 2008 63.55 2009 73.74 2010 76.79 2011 78.03 2012 83.18 2013 87.05 2014 88.91 2015 90.54 2016 93.54 2017 95.22 2018 96.58 2019 97.09 2020 101.13 2021 103.46 2022 105.25 2023 2024 ? 2025 ?