The invention provides a thermal power
generating unit operation optimization method and device based on consumption
difference analysis. The method comprises the following steps: a thermal power
generating unit working process model is established based on an improved least square
support vector machine algorithm; improved
particle swarm optimization is adopted for optimizing parametric variables affecting the net
coal consumption rate in the thermal power
generating unit working process model, and a
global optimum affecting the net
coal consumption rate is output; operation of a thermal power generating unit is guided according to parametric variable data corresponding to the
global optimum so as to make the thermal power generating unit operate at the optimal net
coal consumption rate. According to the thermal power generating
unit operation optimization method and device based on consumption
difference analysis, the modeling method of the improved least square
support vector machine algorithm is used for converting the nonlinear problem of steam working in the thermal power generating unit into the
linear problem in a high-dimensional plane, an
optimal decision variable is obtained finally, the
optimal decision variable is used for guiding the operation of the thermal power generating unit to make the thermal power generating unit operate at the optimal net coal consumption rate, and therefore the energy
utilization rate and economic benefit of the thermal power generating unit are increased.