期刊名称：International Journal of Mechatronics, Electrical and Computer Technology
印刷版ISSN：2305-0543
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：8
页码：193-207
出版社：Austrian E-Journals of Universal Scientific Organization
摘要：In this paper Ant Colony Search Algorithm is proposed to solve thermal unit commitment problem. Ant colony search (ACS) studies are inspired from the behavior of real ant colonies that are used to solve function or combinatorial optimization problems. In the ACSA a set of cooperating agents called ants cooperates to find good solution of unit commitment problem of thermal units. The UC problem is to determine a minimal cost turn-on and turn-off schedule of a set of electrical power generating units to meet a load demand while satisfying a set of operational constraints. This proposed approach is a tested on 10 unit power system and compared to conventional methods.
关键词：Ant Colony Search Algorithm; unit commitment; cooperating agents.
