Hydro Power: How to Generate and Combine Hydro and Thermal Electricity Generation

Variables

Table 16.3 shows the additional variables that are used in this example.

Table 16.3: Variables

Variable Name

Interpretation

HydroNumWorking[period,hydro]

Number of units per type of hydro generator operating per period

HydroNumStartup[period,hydro]

Number of units per type of hydro generator starting up per period

Depth[period]

Reservoir depth (in meters) per period

Pump[period]

Number of megawatts used by thermal generators to pump per period

HydroOutput[period,hydro]

Number of megawatt-hours generated by hydro generators