Minimization of Fuel Costs and Gaseous Emissions of Electric Power Generation by Model Predictive Control

Table 3

The optimal cost and emission obtained from DEED with different value of 𝛼 for the 5-unit system.

Value of 𝛼	Cost ($)	Emission (lb)
𝛼=1	40,121	20,363
𝛼=0.9	40,215	18,100
𝛼=0.8	40,343	17,340
𝛼=0.7	40,465	16,966
𝛼=0.6	40,578	16,752
𝛼=0.5	40,670	16,638
𝛼=0.4	40,731	16,587
𝛼=0.3	40,775	16,563
𝛼=0.2	40,808	16,552
𝛼=0.1	40,832	16,547
𝛼=0	40,851	16,546