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This paper analyzes the problem of dispatching power in a hydrothermal system in a way that gives more freedom to power producers. The dispatch is obtained by solving a bilevel optimization problem, and generation outputs are determined by the interactions of a market coordinator, which receives generation offers, and the system operator, which guarantees a dispatch that is feasible to system constraints. The dispatch is carried out for hydro-dominant system and considers that power producers make quantity offers to the market. Lagrangian duality theory is employed to solve the bilevel problem. The paper analyzes results obtained for small partitions of the Brazilian hydroelectric system.
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Almeida, K.C., Cicconet, F. Decentralized Hydrothermal Dispatch via Bilevel Optimization. J Control Autom Electr Syst 30, 557–567 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40313-019-00471-0
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