Optimal operation of water resource systems: trade-offs between modelling and practical solutions

摘要

Optimal operation of water resource systems is discussed in the context of models used for operation of multiple reservoir systems. Issues related to computational tractability and time required for obtaining near- and optimal solutions using the optimization models are addressed. Trade-offs between modelling the operations of reservoir systems and practical solutions obtained through optimization models are analysed. Applications of traditional and a relatively new optimization approach, simulated annealing, to a multiple reservoir operation problem are used to comment on these issues.