Problem 7.: 100 MW is supplied by a coventional generator and a wind farm. Suppose the wind farm has a capacity of 40 MW 40% of the time and 90 MW 60% of the time. The conventional generator has a price of 0.1P, where P is its production. The wind farm has zero operating cost. Wind power is aways used before the conventional generator. How should the wind farm operate to maximize its profit? That is, the wind farm can generator any amount of power from 0 to its capacity, how much would it want to generate? ;, i st i ] A load of

Problem 7.: 100 MW is supplied by a coventional generator and a wind farm. Suppose the wind farm has a capacity of 40 MW 40% of the time and 90 MW 60% of the time. The conventional generator has a price of 0.1P, where P is its production. The wind farm has zero operating cost. Wind power is aways used before the conventional generator. How should the wind farm operate to maximize its profit? That is, the wind farm can generator any amount of power from 0 to its capacity, how much would it want to generate? ;, i st i ] A load of

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305632134

Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Publisher:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Chapter2: Fundamentals

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.31P: Consider two interconnected voltage sources connected by a line of impedance Z=jX, as shown in...

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