Integration of Variable Speed Pumped Hydro Storage in Automatic Generation Control Systems

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Fulgencio, N (Author) Other; C. L. Moreira (Author) FEUP; Silva, B (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: HYPERBOLE SYMPOSIUM 2017 (HYDROPOWER PLANTS PERFORMANCE AND FLEXIBLE OPERATION TOWARDS LEAN INTEGRATION OF NEW RENEWABLE ENERGIES)

Final page: 012005

Symposium on Hydropower plants Performance and flexible Operation towards Lean integration of new renewable Energies (HYPERBOLE)

Porto, PORTUGAL, FEB 02-03, 2017

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Authenticus ID: P-00M-N81

DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/813/1/012005

Abstract (EN): Pumped storage power (PSP) plants are expected to be an important player in modern electrical power systems when dealing with increasing shares of new renewable energies (NRE) such as solar or wind power. The massive penetration of NRE and consequent replacement of conventional synchronous units will significantly affect the controllability of the system. In order to evaluate the capability of variable speed PSP plants participation in the frequency restoration reserve (FRR) provision, taking into account the expected performance in terms of improved ramp response capability, a comparison with conventional hydro units is presented. In order to address this issue, a three area test network was considered, as well as the corresponding automatic generation control (AGC) systems, being responsible for re-dispatching the generation units to re-establish power interchange between areas as well as the system nominal frequency. The main issue under analysis in this paper is related to the benefits of the fast response of variable speed PSP with respect to its capability of providing fast power balancing in a control area.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7