Development and implementation of hydro turbine and governor models in a free and open source software package

This article studies accurate and detailed hydro turbine and governor models, and implements these models in Power System Analysis Toolbox (PSAT)-a free and open source software. The implementation of these models in PSAT is approached using a general methodology, which is described in detail. To evaluate the performances of the developed hydro turbine and governor models, simulation studies are carried out on test systems of different scales, from a single-machine infinite-bus (SMIB) system to a larger system which includes 20 generators. Further more, transient stability analysis and small signal stability analysis are carried out to assess the performance of the implemented models. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.