Inspec keywords: photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; minimisation; probability; power distribution economics; cogeneration; distributed power generation; fuel cell power plants; wind turbines; demand side management; power generation dispatch

Other keywords: optimal power dispatch; resources operation; supply-demand; distribution system operation; photo voltaic; power transaction; combined heat-and-power; technical constraints; microgrids; uncertainties; economic aspects; probabilistic analysis; fuel cell; smart grids; imperialist competitive algorithm; renewable power generation; maximum demand-side management utilisation; pollutant emission cost; maximum energy management utilisation; heuristic algorithm; optimisation problem; wind turbine; electric loads; resources maintenance cost; micro turbine; objective function value minimisation; renewable resources; optimal distributed generation operation; power exchanging; small scale energy zones; controllable utility; MG conception

Subjects: Wind power plants; Power system management, operation and economics; Distribution networks; Other topics in statistics; Optimisation techniques; Solar power stations and photovoltaic power systems; Thermal power stations and plants; Fuel cell power plants; Distributed power generation