Sequence operation theory (SOT) is a powerful tool for solving complex probabilistic problems in power system. However, the basic single dimension SOT cannot satisfy the requirement of multi-state; multi-attribute ana...Sequence operation theory (SOT) is a powerful tool for solving complex probabilistic problems in power system. However, the basic single dimension SOT cannot satisfy the requirement of multi-state; multi-attribute analysis, which is often the case in actual power system practice. To address this problem, multidimensional sequence operation theory (MSOT) is developed. On the basis of previous research, this paper first categorizes the situations by the number of state variables; the number of attribute values,; defines the multidimensional sequence for single state variable; multiple attribute values, as well as the multidimensional sequence for multiple state variables; multiple attribute values. Corresponding to those definitions, four types of operations between two discrete multidimensional sequences are derived respectively. Therefore, the sequence is extended from single dimensional to multidimensional, establishing an integrated theory of multidimensional sequence operation. In particular, the basic single dimension SOT can be viewed as a special case of MSOT with only one state variable; one attribute value. Finally, the paper demonstrates the effectiveness of MSOT through an example of risk evaluation in power system generation scheduling.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50777031)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant No. NCET-07-0484)the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation (Grant No. 104020)
文摘Sequence operation theory (SOT) is a powerful tool for solving complex probabilistic problems in power system. However, the basic single dimension SOT cannot satisfy the requirement of multi-state; multi-attribute analysis, which is often the case in actual power system practice. To address this problem, multidimensional sequence operation theory (MSOT) is developed. On the basis of previous research, this paper first categorizes the situations by the number of state variables; the number of attribute values,; defines the multidimensional sequence for single state variable; multiple attribute values, as well as the multidimensional sequence for multiple state variables; multiple attribute values. Corresponding to those definitions, four types of operations between two discrete multidimensional sequences are derived respectively. Therefore, the sequence is extended from single dimensional to multidimensional, establishing an integrated theory of multidimensional sequence operation. In particular, the basic single dimension SOT can be viewed as a special case of MSOT with only one state variable; one attribute value. Finally, the paper demonstrates the effectiveness of MSOT through an example of risk evaluation in power system generation scheduling.