IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIVER REGULATION MODEL (RRM) IN ONTARIO HYDRO
by
I. Corbu, F.I. Benzaquen, R. Robinson, P. Concessi

ABSTRACT

The River Regulation Model (RRM) was developed by a Working Group made up of representatives from Ontario Hydro, Hydro Quebec, Environment Canada, Environment Quebec and a private consultant. The model was developed for the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Committee that was formed as a result of a cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and the Provincial Governments of Ontario and Quebec.
RRM is a linear-separable programming model that uses for optimization the MPSX software package developed by IBM. Although the model was developed specifically for the operation of the Ottawa-River, it is generalized and can be applied to other river systems.
Subsequent to the development of RRM, Ontario Hydro has implemented the model in-house for the integrated, economical operation of the hydraulic generating stations located on other river systems.
The paper provides an overview of the model and describes several of the tests performed during its in-house implementation. It also describes the hydraulic development environment of which RRM is an integral part and the use of the model in Ontario Hydro.