Short-Term Peak-Shaving Operation of Single-Reservoir and Multicascade Hydropower Plants Serving Multiple Power Grids

Shengli Liao, Yan Zhang, Jie Liu, Benxi Liu () and Zhanwei Liu
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Shengli Liao: Dalian University of Technology
Yan Zhang: Dalian University of Technology
Jie Liu: North China Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd
Benxi Liu: Dalian University of Technology
Zhanwei Liu: Dalian University of Technology

Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 2021, vol. 35, issue 2, No 16, 689-705

Abstract: Abstract In China, there are numerous single-reservoir and multicascade hydropower plants (SMHPs), which provide high-quality peak-shaving power supply due to their characteristics of rapid load tracking and flexible regulation. However, the short-term peak-shaving operation (SPSO) of SMHPs serving multiple power grids faces difficulties from complicated hydraulic and electrical connections, dimensional disasters and complex solution difficulties. To effectively address the above problems, this paper presents a new method combining a typical peak-shaving output curve and a spillage adjustment strategy for the SPSO of SMHPs. First, the typical peak-shaving output curves of SMHPs are determined by the fuzzy membership function, flat-to-peak ratio and valley-to-peak ratio to reduce the dimension of SPSO. The fuzzy membership function is applied to identify the peak, flat and valley periods of multigrid loads. Then, taking the maximum total final energy storage of the scheduling period as the objective function, an SPSO model of SMHPs serving multiple power grids is established to balance the energy storage and peak-shaving requirements. Energy storage refers to the maximum hydropower generation that a hydropower plant can theoretically produce under a certain storage state. Finally, a spillage adjustment strategy is adopted to modify the power outputs of the SMHPs to minimize water spillage. The results from a real-world hydropower system in China demonstrate that the proposed method can allow SMHPs to play an important role in peak shaving while obtaining relatively high energy storage with negligible water spillage.

Keywords: Single-reservoir and multicascade; Fuzzy membership function; Spillage adjustment; Short-term peak-shaving operation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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