Optimal control of a large dam, taking into account the water costs

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Publication date: 16 January 2007

Abstract: Consider a dam model,

L^{u p p e r}

and

L^{l o w e r}

are upper and, respectively, lower levels,

L = L^{u p p e r} - L^{l o w e r}

is large and if the level of water is between these bounds, then the dam is said to be in a normal state. Passage across lower or upper levels leads to damage. Let

J_{1} = j_{1} L

and

J_{2} = j_{2} L

denote the damage costs per time unit of crossing the lower and, correspondingly, upper level where

j_{1}

and

j_{2}

are given real constants. It is assumed that input stream of water is described by a Poisson process, while the output stream is state dependent. Let

L_{t}

denote the level of water in time

t

, and

c_{L_{t}}

denote the water cost at level

L_{t}

(

L^{l o w e r} < L_{t} l e q L^{u p p e r}

). Assuming that

p_{1} = l i m_{t o i n f t y} m a t h b f P L_{t} = L^{l o w e r}

,

p_{2} = l i m_{t o i n f t y} m a t h b f P L_{t} > L^{u p p e r}

and

q_{i} = l i m_{t o i n f t y} m a t h b f P L_{t} = i

(

L^{l o w e r} < i l e q L^{u p p e r}

) exist, the aim of the paper is to choose the parameters of an output stream (specifically defined in the paper) minimizing the long-run expenses

J=p_1J_1+p_2J_2+sum_{i=L^{lower}+1}^{L^{upper}}q_ic_i.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Queueing theory (aspects of probability theory) (60K25) Applications of queueing theory (congestion, allocation, storage, traffic, etc.) (60K30) Tauberian theorems (40E05) Inventory, storage, reservoirs (90B05)

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