Hydropower Plants Frequency Regulation Depending on Upper Reservoir Water Level

This paper presents a novel method of hydro power plant operation, based on the control of the injectors’ or wicked gates opening time as a function of the upper reservoir level. In this way, a faster power injection, depending on the current water level on the upper reservoir, could be ac...

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Main Authors: Carlos A. Platero, José A. Sánchez, Christophe Nicolet, Philippe Allenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/9/1637