Optimal Scheduling of Storage Batteries and Power Generators Based on Interval Prediction of Photovoltaics—Monotonicity Analysis for State of Charge

This letter focuses on a day-ahead scheduling problem on thermal power plants and storage batteries based on the information of the interval prediction of photovoltaic (PV) power and demand. To realize an optimal operation, there are three kinds of decision variables to plan, which correspond to a generating power schedule, a charge/discharge (C/D) power schedule, and a state of charge (SOC) schedule. Our purpose is to obtain the exact range of...