?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F758%2F&rft.title=Optimal+scheduling+of+distributed+generation+to+achieve+linear+aggregate+response&rft.creator=Beagon%2C+Paul&rft.creator=Bustamante%2C+Miguel+D.&rft.creator=Devine%2C+Mel+T.&rft.creator=Fennell%2C+Susan&rft.creator=Grant-Peters%2C+Jonathan&rft.creator=Hall%2C+Cameron&rft.creator=Hill%2C+Roisin&rft.creator=Kerci%2C+Taulant&rft.creator=O%E2%80%99Keefe%2C+Gary&rft.subject=Energy+and+utilities&rft.description=Captured+Carbon+supply+power+to+Eirgrid+by+using+many+small+power+generators+(Single+Generators)+as+if+their+combined+power+were+a+unique+large+power+station+(Virtual+Generator).+When+Eirgrid+order+power+from+a+power+station%2C+they+assume+that+power+output+increases+linearly+over+a+period+of+time+(ramp+up+time)%2C+after+which+the+station+generates+power+at+full+capacity.+The+main+question+we+tackle+is%3A+How+can+we+control+the+start+up+time+of+many+small+generators+in+order+to+get+as+close+as+possible+to+a+linear+combined+ramp+behaviour%3F+In+this+report%2C+we+provide+5+different+approaches+(gradient+descent%2C+mixed+integer+linear+programming%2C+bin+packing%2C+systematic+adjustment+and+ramp+tracking+simulation)+to+the+problem+using+sample+data+from+20+single+generators+provided+by+Captured+Carbon.+We+also+discuss+briefly+the+%E2%80%9Cequity%E2%80%9D+challenge%2C+consisting+of+the+possibility+to+have+optimal+solutions+for+which+not+always+the+same+single+generator+starts+first.+We+conclude+with+some+suggestions+for+future+work.&rft.date=2018&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F758%2F1%2FCarbonCaptured.pdf&rft.identifier=++Beagon%2C+Paul+and+Bustamante%2C+Miguel+D.+and+Devine%2C+Mel+T.+and+Fennell%2C+Susan+and+Grant-Peters%2C+Jonathan+and+Hall%2C+Cameron+and+Hill%2C+Roisin+and+Kerci%2C+Taulant+and+O%E2%80%99Keefe%2C+Gary++(2018)+Optimal+scheduling+of+distributed+generation+to+achieve+linear+aggregate+response.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++