Problem Solutions

For
POWER GENERATION OPERATION
AND CONTROL

Allen J. Wood
Bruce F. Wollenberg
Gerald B. Sheblé

August 2013

Solutions to homeworks problems

Chapter 5
Preface

We trust that these homework problem solutions will prove

helpful in teaching a course with our text. If you find
typographical errors please send us corrections via John Wiley.

Allen J. Wood
Bruce f. Wollenberg
Gerald B. Sheblé
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Problem5.1
5.1

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5.2 and 5.3

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MATLAB Program to solve problem 5.5
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R/CCF
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Solution to problem 5.7

Solution was done by a Matlab program that was run for 15 intertions of a binary search
on gamma. If students can give a gamma value above and below 4.6 then they should get
full credit.

gamma = 4.6048

timestep = 1

Lambda = 345.19 P1 = 575.32 MW P2 = 624.69 MW Total Gen = 1200.01

timestep = 2

Lambda = 431.48 P1 = 719.14 MW P2 = 780.86 MW Total Gen = 1499.99

Gasconsumption = 59999 cuft

Total_coal_gen_cost = $254443.63
Problem 5.8 solution
Starting Volume Final Volume
50000 Phydro Pcoal Pcost 50000 Phydro Pcoal Pcost Fcost 50000
0 1200 432000 706.6667 793.3333 188813.3333 620813.3
Cannot reach 50000 at 1500 AF/hour (max fill is to 43000)

37500 Phydro Pcoal Pcost 37500 Phydro Pcoal Pcost Fcost 37500
81.6667 1118.333 375201 498.3333 1001.667 301000.8333 676201.7

Phydro Pcoal Pcost Phydro Pcoal Pcost Fcost

25000 290 910 248430 25000 290 1210 439230 687660 25000
INFEASIBLE coal unit above Pmax

15000 Phydro Pcoal Pcost 15000 Phydro Pcoal Pcost Fcost 15000
456.667 743.3333 165763 123.3333 1376.667 568563.3333 734326.7
INFEASIBLE coal unit above Pmax

0 Phydro Pcoal Pcost 0 Phydro Pcoal Pcost Fcost 0

706.667 493.3333 73013 -126.667 1626.667 793813.3333 866826.7
INFEASIBLE hydro is below Pmin

Load = 1200 1500

Analysis: The cost to operate the coal plant under the optimum hydro schedule (see bold arrows above) is 676201.7
The cost to operate the coal unit with the purchase of 60,000 cuft of natural gas is 254443.63, however the cost of the gas would have
to be added to this to get the total cost. If the price of the 60,000 cuft of gas were greater than 421758.07 then purchasing the
hydro plant would be better, otherwise not.
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$
 Problem 5.11

This problem requires the use of a computer. We have seen students solve it
using hand held programmable calculators, personal computers, up to big
mainframe campus computer center machines. Discourage anyone from
trying to solve problem 5.11 by hand without a computer - we have yet to see
it successfully done by hand.
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Final Cost =
$ 90477

Final Cost =
$ 89977
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