Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower Systems

Pai Li, Hui Lu, Lu Nan and Jiayi Liu ()
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Pai Li: National Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid Connection, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China
Hui Lu: National Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid Connection, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China
Lu Nan: College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Jiayi Liu: College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: Focusing the over simplification of existing models in simulating river flow evolution process and lack of coordination of hydropower generation and export, this paper proposes a hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model that, at the same time, incorporates dynamic water flow delay by finely modeling the water flow evolution process among cascade hydropower stations within a river basin. Specifically, firstly, a dynamic water flow evolution model is built based on the segmented Muskingum method. By dividing the river into sub-segments and establishing flow evolution equation for individual sub-segments, the model accurately captures the dynamic time delay of water flow. On this basis, integrating cascade hydropower systems and the transmission system, a hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model is proposed. By flexibly adjusting the power export, the model balances local consumption and external transmission of hydropower, enhancing the utilization efficiency of hydropower resources and achieving high economic performance. A case study verified the accuracy of the dynamic water flow evolution model and the effectiveness of the proposed hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model.

Keywords: cascade hydropower systems; dynamic water flow delay; hydropower export; coordinated optimal operation; segmented Muskingum method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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