UNIT II: LOAD FORECAST AND UNIT COMMITMENT

1. Explain the load curve and load duration curve with help of suitable diagrams.
2. Define the following terms : Load factor, diversity factor, plant capacity factor,
plant use factor, Installed reserve, spinning reserve, cold reserve, hot reserve.
3. What is load forecasting? and state its classification & importance. Also briefly
discuss the factors affecting the load forecasting.
4. Briefly discuss the components & classification of loads and also list out the
important characteristics of various types of loads.
5. The impedance of a load Z=R+jX. By how much percent will the real load drop if the
voltage is reduced by 1%? Also find how would 1% drop in frequency affect the real
load. The load is assumed to have a power factor of 0.8.
6. Derive the expression for solution of load forecasting by the method of least square
fit.
7. What is Unit Commitment problem? & discuss the constraints that are to be
handled in unit commitment problem.
8. Explain the Priority List method of UC problem with help of suitable example.
9. With help of flow chart explain the dynamic programming approach for UC
problem.
10.Discuss about the Profit based Unit commitment problem.