Description of an on-line decision-aid tool for generation-load balance control

This paper presents the preliminary results of a design study, carried out at the Research Center of Electricite de France, of an on-line decision aid tool for real-time operation. This tool attempts to provide operators with an aid for an on-line generation rescheduling, when disturbances occur in the generation-load balance. Using artificial intelligence techniques, a method has been developed (based on a design-aid mock-up) which combines a knowledge base, heuristic rules, and classical algorithms. The first results, issued from simulations on cases derived from actual operation, are very promising. >