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	Compromís d'unitats	Despatxament Econòmic
Camp	Enginyeria elèctrica	Enginyeria elèctrica
Família	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Any d'origen	1959	1958
Autor original	Charles J. Baldwin	Lester K. Kirchmayer
Tipus	Combinatorial optimization for generator turn-on/turn-off scheduling	Continuous optimization for allocating power output among committed generators
Font seminal	Baldwin, C. J., Dale, K. M., & Dittrich, R. F. (1959). A study of the economic shutdown of generating units in daily dispatch. AIEE Transactions, 78(3), 272-282.	Kirchmayer, L. K. (1958). Economic Operation of Power Systems. Wiley & Sons.
Àlies	UC, Generator Commitment, Thermal Unit Scheduling	ED, Least-Cost Generation Dispatch
Relacionats	3	3
Resum	Unit Commitment (UC) is the problem of deciding which power generation units should be switched on or off over a planning horizon (typically 24-168 hours) to minimize total operating cost while meeting demand and reserve requirements. Introduced by Baldwin et al. in 1959, UC is a fundamental scheduling problem in power system operations, combining combinatorial optimization (which units to commit) with continuous optimization (optimal power output). UC remains one of the most important and computationally challenging problems in power systems.	Economic Dispatch (ED) is the process of optimally allocating power output among committed generators to meet demand at minimum fuel cost. Introduced by Kirchmayer in 1958, ED is a fundamental real-time optimization problem solved every few minutes in power system operations. Unlike Unit Commitment (which decides generator on/off), ED assumes generators are already committed and focuses on splitting load most economically. ED's rapid feedback enables efficient real-time power plant operations.