Multi-criterion Optimisation of Energy Generation in Multi-unit Hydroelectric Power Plants

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A. Adamkowski, M. Lewandowski, S. Lewandowski

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Maintaining variable operating conditions of water barrage, imposed upon the owners of hydroelectric power plants by various acts and administrative decisions, requires proper adjustment of power plant water discharge by variable opening of turbine control components. This changes the generated power and thus shifts the hydro units operating point, which alters the power generation efficiency. In power plants equipped with two or more hydro units, it is possible to configure operation of hydro units and load each of them with such active power as to obtain the best possible electrical energy generation efficiency with the available hydroelectric potential of the barrage. In this paper, the method of optimising an example multi-unit hydroelectric power plant using various criteria was described, i.e. the efficiency criterion or the revenue criterion. Particular attention was paid to the maximisation of generation efficiency to ensure the maximum use of the inflow and head available at the barrage under the restrictions due to current conditions.












 



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A. Adamkowski, M. Lewandowski, S. Lewandowski. (2018). Multi-criterion Optimisation of Energy Generation in Multi-unit Hydroelectric Power Plants. Acta Energetica, (01), 66–71. https://doi.org/10.52710/ae.109
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