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	経済的負荷配分	Unit Commitment
分野	電気工学	電気工学
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	1958	1959
提唱者	Lester K. Kirchmayer	Charles J. Baldwin
種類	Continuous optimization for allocating power output among committed generators	Combinatorial optimization for generator turn-on/turn-off scheduling
原典	Kirchmayer, L. K. (1958). Economic Operation of Power Systems. Wiley & Sons.	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.
別名	ED, Least-Cost Generation Dispatch	UC, Generator Commitment, Thermal Unit Scheduling
関連	3	3
概要	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.	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.