Benchmarking of Advanced Control Strategies for a Simulated Hydroelectric System

This paper analyses and develops the design of advanced control strategies for a typical hydroelectric plant during unsteady conditions, performed in the Matlab and Simulink environments. The hydraulic system consists of a high water head and a long penstock with upstream and downstream surge tanks,...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2017-01, Vol.783 (1), p.12041
Main Authors: Finotti, S., Simani, S., Alvisi, S., Venturini, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hammers
Hydraulic equipment
Hydraulic transients
Hydraulic turbines
Hydraulics
Hydroelectric plants
Penstocks
Physics
Robust control
Simulation
Surge tanks
Water hammer
Water tanks
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Summary:This paper analyses and develops the design of advanced control strategies for a typical hydroelectric plant during unsteady conditions, performed in the Matlab and Simulink environments. The hydraulic system consists of a high water head and a long penstock with upstream and downstream surge tanks, and is equipped with a Francis turbine. The nonlinear characteristics of hydraulic turbine and the inelastic water hammer effects were considered to calculate and simulate the hydraulic transients. With reference to the control solutions addressed in this work, the proposed methodologies rely on data-driven and model-based approaches applied to the system under monitoring. Extensive simulations and comparisons serve to determine the best solution for the development of the most effective, robust and reliable control tool when applied to the considered hydraulic system.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/783/1/012041