As power systems grow reliant on large-scale integration of renewable energy sources, pumped-storage power stations are being called on to provide greater adjustment capabilities. This study focuses on the stability and fast–slow dynamics of a pump-turbine governing system (PTGS). First, the time de...

The short-term hydro scheduling (STHS) problem aims at determining the optimal power generation schedules for either a single hydropower plant or an integrated system of cascaded watercourses during a time horizon from a single day to one week. Traditionally, an aggregated plant concept is usually a...

Optimization tools are widely used for solving the short-term hydro scheduling (STHS) problem in a cascaded hydro system. In a mixed integer linear programming (MILP)-based formulation, the nonlinear and non-convex hydropower production function (HPF) is represented by piecewise linear approximation...

Performance evaluation of a hydropower generation system is a critical science and engineering problem, with ubiquitous presence in hydropower plant applications. This study aims at a nonlinear model of the hydropower generation system with multiple units, where a novel modeling methodology for the ...

In this paper we present in detail how to handle the nonlinear and state-dependent elements in the power consumption function (PCF) of a variable speed pump (VP). The function is formulated by piecewise linear approximations with dynamically specified breakpoints. In the proposed method, the head va...

The purpose of short-term hydropower scheduling (STHS) in a competitive electricity market is to maximize the profit in the near future while adapting to the mid-term strategies for system operation. To ensure a realistic and feasible operation for STHS, it is crucial to accurately represent the hyd...

Ensuring the safe operation of hydropower stations is one of the key challenges for electric generation. Clearly the safe operation of such systems can only be archived with proper and effective maintenance scheduling. The objective of this study is to analyze, rank and prioritize the risk factors r...

The paper proposes a method for modelling tunnel network flow between reservoirs and creeks above hydro power plants in short term hydro optimization. A method for handling pressure constraints in nodes in the tunnel network is also included. The method is applied on a plant below a reservoir and a ...