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2 <strong>Transmission</strong> <strong>Expansion</strong> <strong>Plann<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Approaches 13<br />
2.2 Problem Def<strong>in</strong>ition<br />
Although many approaches have been presented for transmission expansion plann<strong>in</strong>g under<br />
uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties, none of them considers both random and non-random uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties. Moreover<br />
they do not consider vagueness <strong>in</strong> transmission expansion plann<strong>in</strong>g. A few approaches have<br />
been presented for transmission expansion plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> deregulated environments. The<br />
presented approaches do not take <strong>in</strong>to account all new objectives of transmission expansion<br />
plann<strong>in</strong>g. None of them tries to facilitate and promote competition by expansion plann<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
They do not consider the <strong>in</strong>terests of all power system stakeholders <strong>in</strong> expansion plann<strong>in</strong>g. In<br />
[2] an approach is presented to consider the <strong>in</strong>terests of power system stakeholders <strong>in</strong><br />
transmission plann<strong>in</strong>g. The approach does not consider the competition which is one of the<br />
most important objectives of transmission expansion plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> deregulated power systems.<br />
In addition the approach is determ<strong>in</strong>istic and does not consider uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties and vagueness.<br />
The ma<strong>in</strong> goal of this dissertation is to present a centralized static approach for transmission<br />
expansion plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> deregulated power systems. The presented approach must take <strong>in</strong>to<br />
account all above mentioned stakeholders’ desires <strong>in</strong> transmission expansion plann<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
<strong>Plann<strong>in</strong>g</strong> desires have different degrees of importance from the viewpo<strong>in</strong>t of different<br />
stakeholders. On the other hand, stakeholders have different weights of importance <strong>in</strong><br />
decision mak<strong>in</strong>g on transmission expansion. These must be taken <strong>in</strong>to account <strong>in</strong> transmission<br />
plann<strong>in</strong>g by presented approach.<br />
The presented approach must also take <strong>in</strong>to account all above mentioned random uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties,<br />
non-random uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties, and vagueness <strong>in</strong> transmission plann<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce the structures of deregulated power systems are different, a deregulated power system<br />
with specified structure must be considered as reference model. In this thesis, Pennsylvania -<br />
New Jersey - Maryland (PJM) power system is selected as the reference model [62], [64]. It is<br />
assumed that PDFs of all <strong>in</strong>put variables which have random uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties are given for the<br />
peak load of plann<strong>in</strong>g horizon <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
• PDF of load of each consumer,<br />
• PDF of bid of each generator and IPP,<br />
• PDF of maximum accessible power of each IPP, and<br />
• PDF of active power of each tie-l<strong>in</strong>e.