Linganisha mbinu

	Kitanzi cha Kufungia Awamu	Uamuzi wa Kuwasha/Kuzima Vitengo
Nyanja	Uhandisi wa Umeme	Uhandisi wa Umeme
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1966	1959
Mwanzilishi	Floyd M. Gardner	Charles J. Baldwin
Aina	Feedback control loop for frequency and phase synchronization	Combinatorial optimization for generator turn-on/turn-off scheduling
Chanzo asilia	Gardner, F. M. (1966). Phaselock Techniques. 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.
Majina mbadala	PLL, Phase lock, Frequency synchronizer	UC, Generator Commitment, Thermal Unit Scheduling
Zinazohusiana	3	3
Muhtasari	A Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) is a feedback control system that synchronizes an output oscillator to match the phase and frequency of an input signal. Introduced by Gardner in 1966, PLLs are ubiquitous in communications, radar, clock distribution, and power systems. The PLL continuously adjusts its oscillator frequency to minimize the phase error with the input, achieving lock. PLLs are fundamental to modern electronic systems.	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.