Premium
A control model for dependable hydropower capacity optimization
Author(s) -
Georgakakos Aris P.,
Yao Huaming,
Yu Yongqing
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/97wr01713
Subject(s) - hydropower , hydroelectricity , turbine , control (management) , computer science , scheme (mathematics) , reliability engineering , environmental science , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering
In this article a control model that can be used to determine the dependable power capacity of a hydropower system is presented and tested. The model structure consists of a turbine load allocation module and a reservoir control module and allows for a detailed representation of hydroelectric facilities and various aspects of water management. Although this scheme is developed for planning purposes, it can also be used operationally with minor modifications. The model is applied to the Lanier‐Allatoona‐Carters reservoir system on the Chattahoochee and Coosa River Basins, in the southeastern United States. The case studies demonstrate that the more traditional simulation‐based approaches often underestimate dependable power capacity. Firm energy optimization with or without dependable capacity constraints is taken up in a companion article [ Georgakakos et al. , this issue].