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GovHydro4

Class Description

Hydro turbine and governor. Represents plants with straight-forward penstock configurations and hydraulic governors of the traditional 'dashpot' type. This model can be used to represent simple, Francis/Pelton or Kaplan turbines.

Attributes

NameTypeDescription
atPUTurbine gain (<i>At</i>). Typical value = 1,2.
bgv0PUKaplan blade servo point 0 (<i>Bgv0</i>) (= 0 for simple, = 0 for Francis/Pelton). Typical value for Kaplan = 0.
bgv1PUKaplan blade servo point 1 (<i>Bgv1</i>) (= 0 for simple, = 0 for Francis/Pelton). Typical value for Kaplan = 0.
bgv2PUKaplan blade servo point 2 (<i>Bgv2</i>) (= 0 for simple, = 0 for Francis/Pelton). Typical value for Kaplan = 0,1.
bgv3PUKaplan blade servo point 3 (<i>Bgv3</i>) (= 0 for simple, = 0 for Francis/Pelton). Typical value for Kaplan = 0,667.
bgv4PUKaplan blade servo point 4 (<i>Bgv4</i>) (= 0 for simple, = 0 for Francis/Pelton). Typical value for Kaplan = 0,9.
bgv5PUKaplan blade servo point 5 (<i>Bgv5</i>) (= 0 for simple, = 0 for Francis/Pelton). Typical value for Kaplan = 1.
bmaxFloatMaximum blade adjustment factor (<i>Bmax</i>) (= 0 for simple, = 0 for Francis/Pelton). Typical value for Kaplan = 1,1276.
db1FrequencyIntentional deadband width (<i>db1</i>). Unit = Hz. Typical value = 0.
db2ActivePowerUnintentional dead-band (<i>db2</i>). Unit = MW. Typical value = 0.
dturbPUTurbine damping factor (<i>Dturb</i>). Unit = delta P (PU of <i>MWbase</i>) / delta speed (PU). Typical value for simple = 0,5, Francis/Pelton = 1,1, Kaplan = 1,1.
epsFrequencyIntentional db hysteresis (<i>eps</i>). Unit = Hz. Typical value = 0.
gmaxPUMaximum gate opening, PU of <i>MWbase</i> (<i>Gmax</i>) (> GovHydro4.gmin). Typical value = 1.
gminPUMinimum gate opening, PU of <i>MWbase</i> (<i>Gmin</i>) (< GovHydro4.gmax). Typical value = 0.
gv0PUNonlinear gain point 0, PU gv (<i>Gv0</i>) (= 0 for simple). Typical for Francis/Pelton = 0,1, Kaplan = 0,1.
gv1PUNonlinear gain point 1, PU gv (<i>Gv1</i>) (= 0 for simple, > GovHydro4.gv0 for Francis/Pelton and Kaplan). Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,4, Kaplan = 0,4.
gv2PUNonlinear gain point 2, PU gv (<i>Gv2</i>) (= 0 for simple, > GovHydro4.gv1 for Francis/Pelton and Kaplan). Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,5, Kaplan = 0,5.
gv3PUNonlinear gain point 3, PU gv (<i>Gv3</i>) (= 0 for simple, > GovHydro4.gv2 for Francis/Pelton and Kaplan). Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,7, Kaplan = 0,7.
gv4PUNonlinear gain point 4, PU gv (<i>Gv4</i>) (= 0 for simple, > GovHydro4.gv3 for Francis/Pelton and Kaplan). Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,8, Kaplan = 0,8.
gv5PUNonlinear gain point 5, PU gv (<i>Gv5</i>) (= 0 for simple, < 1 and > GovHydro4.gv4 for Francis/Pelton and Kaplan). Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,9, Kaplan = 0,9.
hdamPUHead available at dam (<i>hdam</i>). Typical value = 1.
modelGovHydro4ModelKindThe kind of model being represented (simple, Francis/Pelton or Kaplan).
mwbaseActivePowerBase for power values (<i>MWbase</i>) (> 0). Unit = MW.
pgv0PUNonlinear gain point 0, PU power (<i>Pgv0</i>) (= 0 for simple). Typical value = 0.
pgv1PUNonlinear gain point 1, PU power (<i>Pgv1</i>) (= 0 for simple).
Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,42, Kaplan = 0,35.
pgv2PUNonlinear gain point 2, PU power (<i>Pgv2</i>) (= 0 for simple).
Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,56, Kaplan = 0,468.
pgv3PUNonlinear gain point 3, PU power (<i>Pgv3</i>) (= 0 for simple).
Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,8, Kaplan = 0,796.
pgv4PUNonlinear gain point 4, PU power (<i>Pgv4</i>) (= 0 for simple).
Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,9, Kaplan = 0,917.
pgv5PUNonlinear gain point 5, PU power (<i>Pgv5</i>) (= 0 for simple).
Typical value for Francis/Pelton = 0,97, Kaplan = 0,99.
qnlPUNo-load flow at nominal head (<i>Qnl</i>).
Typical value for simple = 0,08, Francis/Pelton = 0, Kaplan = 0.
rpermSecondsPermanent droop (<i>Rperm</i>) (>= 0). Typical value = 0,05.
rtempSecondsTemporary droop (<i>Rtemp</i>) (>= 0). Typical value = 0,3.
tbladeSecondsBlade servo time constant (<i>Tblade</i>) (>= 0). Typical value = 100.
tgSecondsGate servo time constant (<i>Tg</i>) (> 0). Typical value = 0,5.
tpSecondsPilot servo time constant (<i>Tp</i>) (>= 0). Typical value = 0,1.
trSecondsDashpot time constant (<i>Tr</i>) (>= 0). Typical value = 5.
twSecondsWater inertia time constant (<i>Tw</i>) (> 0). Typical value = 1.
ucFloatMax gate closing velocity (<i>Uc</i>). Typical value = 0,2.
uoFloatMax gate opening velocity (<i>Uo</i>). Typical value = 0,2.

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