Journal
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
Volume 103, Issue -, Pages 176-194Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2021.10.017
Keywords
Ultra-low frequency oscillation; Hydropower plant; Equivalent circuit model; Open channel; Hydraulic oscillation damping
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [52009096]
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This paper focuses on investigating the hydraulic factor-induced ultra-low frequency oscillation phenomenon in a large hydropower plant, exploring precise modeling of hydraulic transient characteristics in its complex tailrace system, and revealing feasible oscillation suppression schemes. By combining the telegraphist's equations with the Saint-Venant equations, the study deduces the mathematical expression of the equivalent circuit model (ECM) for open channels and discusses the effectiveness of two oscillation suppression approaches through numerical simulation. The application of equivalent circuit theory in complex hydraulic systems can contribute to research on ultra-low frequency oscillations in hydro-dominant power systems.
Focused on the hydraulic factor-induced ultra-low frequency oscillation phenomenon occurring in a large hydropower plant, this paper investigates the precise modelling of hydraulic transient characteristics in its complex tailrace system and reveals the feasible oscillation suppression schemes from the source side. Combining the telegraphist's equations with the Saint-Venant equations, the mathematical expression of equivalent circuit model (ECM) for open channels is deduced, thus to expand the utilization of ECM to hydraulic transients description in pressurized pipe and open channel combination systems and to establish the high-order equivalent circuit topology of the overall tailrace system in a real hydropower plant. Based on the mathematical model, the feasibility and effectiveness of two different oscillation suppression approaches involving increasing the hydraulic losses on the branch tailrace channels or the main tailrace channel, respectively, are discussed in detail via numerical simulation. Furthermore, the superiority of the oscillation suppression scheme involving increasing hydraulic losses in branch channels in reducing the extra power generation loss is demonstrated. The application of equivalent circuit theory in complex hydraulic systems can contribute to the mechanism-related research on ultra-low frequency oscillations in hydro-dominant power systems. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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