Abstract
Hydropower generation is one of the significant reservoir operations, especially in a large multi-purpose reservoir and optimizing the hydropower generation is complex but necessary task. Deriving optimal operation rules for reservoir release to maximize the hydropower generation is quite indispensable among the diverse roles of the reservoir purposes like irrigation, hydropower and flood control. The primary objective of this work is to optimize the reservoir release and in turn maximize the hydropower generation in a consistent manner. In this research, reservoir release is optimized by using Non-Linear Programming (NLP) technique and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and it was observed that PSO gave the optimal best release. Hence, the optimal release given by PSO is used to maximize the hydropower generation at Aliyar reservoir in Coimbatore district of TamilNadu. Various release patterns are also framed and tested in this research, and the results have indicated that application of suitable release patterns optimized by PSO offer good scope for hydropower generation maximization in the future.
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