• Abdulhamid Musa

Unit commitment (UC) is considered one of the essential activities in power system planning and operation. The complexity and non-linearity nature of the UC problem make metaheuristic optimizations techniques more relevant for their solutions. Apart from minimizing the operational cost, the increased public awareness regarding the harmful effects of atmospheric pollutants on the environment and other environmental regulations has led researchers to focus on environmental effect as another UC objective function. This paper reviews some published research papers based on metaheuristic techniques considering their single and multi-objective functions. However, the practical, technical and economic importance of the unit commitment problem is proven by the enormous amount of the available literature for attaining their solutions.

Cost of Production, Hybrid Optimization, Metaheuristic Technique, Optimization, Unit Commitment

"Review of Metaheuristic Optimization Methods for Unit Commitment in Power System Operation and Planning", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.139-143, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812A19.pdf

"Review of Metaheuristic Optimization Methods for Unit Commitment in Power System Operation and Planning", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp139-143, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812A19.pdf