The Optimal Operation of Super High Head Hydropower Station with Multiple Water Supply Modes

Abstract:

In order to improve the power generation benefit of the Tianhu Hydropower Station, a optimal operation model of the water supply system of the power station is built to maximize the gross electric energy generated. The model takes into consideration that Tianhu Hydropower Station has multiple water supply modes and is characterized by its super-high water head, and that any small change on flow control may bring great impact on the output of the power station. Based on existing hydrological data and the optimal scheduling model, the optimized results are calculated and made to optimization curves. These optimization curves are used to guide the operation of the hydropower station. Years of actual practices demonstrated that operating Tianhu Hydropower Station under the guidance of the optimal reservoir group operation model presented in this paper has brought in significant economic benefits, with an annual increase in power generation income of more than eight million yuan.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 492)
• Pages: 536-543
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.492.536
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Rong Yong Ma, Jia Li Lin, Li Song, Xiao Chen Xie
• Keywords: Multiple Water Supply Modes, Optimal Operation, Super-High Water Head Hydropower Station, Tianhu Hydropower Station

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