کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1280603 | 1497606 | 2010 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Dynamic modeling, simulation and control design of an advanced micro-hydro power plant for distributed generation applications Dynamic modeling, simulation and control design of an advanced micro-hydro power plant for distributed generation applications](/preview/png/1280603.png)
A small-scale hydropower station is usually a run-of-river plant that uses a fixed speed drive with mechanical regulation of the turbine water flow rate for controlling the active power generation. This design enables to reach high efficiency over a wide range of water flows but using a complex operating mechanism, which is in consequence expensive and tend to be more affordable for large systems. This paper proposes an advanced structure of a micro-hydro power plant (MHPP) based on a smaller, lighter, more robust and more efficient higher-speed turbine. The suggested design is much simpler and eliminates all mechanical adjustments through a novel electronic power conditioning system for connection to the electric grid. In this way, it allows obtaining higher reliability and lower cost of the power plant. A full detailed model of the MHPP is derived and a new three-level control scheme is designed. The dynamic performance of the proposed MHPP is validated through digital simulations and employing a small-scale experimental set-up.
Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 35, Issue 11, June 2010, Pages 5772–5777