Electric-Generation-Expansion Analysis System. Volume 1: Solution Techniques, Computing Methods, and Results. Final Report

摘要

EGEAS is a modular state-of-the-art capacity expansion software package. It contains five capacity expansion analysis options ranging from preliminary analysis tools based on screening curves and linear programming to sophisticated non-linear analysis tools utilizing a Generalized Benders' Decomposition algorithm and a Dynamic Programming algorithm. A stand alone, detailed probabilistic production costing algorithm is also available for prespecified expansion plan production cost and reliability analysis. The multiple EGEAS analysis options are incorporated into a single control analysis program allowing users to match the analysis option selected to a particular problem's requirements and complexity. At the same time, the implementation of a flexible modular and extendable data base common to all five analysis options simplifies data input and maintenance, and rules out input-related inconsistencies among the analysis options. The development and implementation of a detailed but nevertheless efficient probabilistic production costing algorithm made possible the addition to EGEAS of a number of advanced features. These features include maintenance scheduling, economy interchange and reserve sharing, storage and limited energy unit modeling as well as Non-Dispatchable Generation and Load Management analysis. Sensitivity, uncertainty and trade-off analyses are also available in EGEAS. The structure and capabilities of EGEAS as well as the results of a testing and validation effort exercise are presented in this Volume, No. 1. (ERA citation 07:061666)