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Title: Direct Data-Driven Methods for Risk Limiting Dispatch
In the classical risk limiting dispatch (RLD) formulation, the system operator dispatches generators relying on information about the distribution of demand. In practice, such information is not readily available and therefore is estimated using historical demand and auxiliary information (or features) such as weather forecasts. In this paper, instead of using a separated estimation and optimization procedure, we propose learning methods that directly compute the RLD decision rule based on historical data. Using tools from statistical learning theory, we then develop generalization bounds and sample complexity results of the proposed methods. These algorithms and performance guarantees, developed for the single-bus network, are then extended to a general network setting for the uniform reserve case.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1646612
PAR ID:
10122708
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Miami
Page Range / eLocation ID:
3994 to 4001
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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