Dynamic analysis of a pumped-storage hydropower plant with random power load

Zhang, Hao and Chen, Diyi and Xu, Beibei and Patelli, Edoardo and Tolo, Silvia (2018) Dynamic analysis of a pumped-storage hydropower plant with random power load. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 100. pp. 524-533. ISSN 0888-3270 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.07.052)

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the dynamic response of a pumped-storage hydropower plant in generating mode. Considering the elastic water column effects in the penstock, a linearized reduced order dynamic model of the pumped-storage hydropower plant is used in this paper. As the power load is always random, a set of random generator electric power output is introduced to research the dynamic behaviors of the pumped-storage hydropower plant. Then, the influences of the PI gains on the dynamic characteristics of the pumped-storage hydropower plant with the random power load are analyzed. In addition, the effects of initial power load and PI parameters on the stability of the pumped-storage hydropower plant are studied in depth. All of the above results will provide theoretical guidance for the study and analysis of the pumped-storage hydropower plant.