Co-ordination of Fuel Cost and Transmission Loss by Use of the Network Analyzer to Determine Plant Loading Schedules

Optimal design of thermal-energy stores for boiler plants

“…As to load assignment, George, et al [2] and Kirchmayer [3] published the famous principle of optimal load assignment, the theory of coordination of incremental fuel costs, in the middle of the 20th century. Since then this principle has been cited in a great number of papers.…”

Transitions from Analog to Digital Computing in Electric Power Systems

“…Working with George, Purdue professor J.B. Ward configured the network analyzer to mimic each generator/transmission line/interconnection/load combination on a theoretical system. 37 He then translated the resulting current into an equivalent for line loss. This proved to be more efficient than completing the calculations by hand.…”

“…Ward and his colleagues felt, however, that the network analyzer was a superior choice, in part because "practically every power system has engineers familiar with the use of the network analyzer." 38 The early 1950s saw a flurry of activity among equipment manufacturers as they raced to develop a working computer for economy-loading calculations. In 1952, L.K.…”

Application of ELD and load forecast in optimal operation of industrial boiler plants equipped with thermal stores

“…ELD in a power system has been a long-lasted subject since the middle of the 20th century when the classical ELD method referred to as the coordination of incremental fuel costs was proposed [4,5]. Then, based on optimization techniques, a number of conventional ELD algorithms were created for improving their applicability.…”