Hydro Problem Statement
Objective
- For various minimum stream flow restrictions, determine the maximum energy revenues for the system
System Attributes
- Electric rates vary by time of day
- On peak, off peak, weekend electric rates
- Time lags for water to arrive downstream
- Seasonality of rainfall
- Small reservoir capacities
- Revenue = qty * price
- Qty = constant * f (net head, efficiency, release)
- Minimum turbine capacity
- Minimum flow needed to turn turbines