Highlights of the GURI hydroelectric plant computer control system

Author

Beltran, Hector ; Monte, Ruben Dal ; Banakar, H. ; Hoffman, Roy ; Lebeau, Marcel ; Schroeder, Robert

Volume

1

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

4

Lastpage

8

Abstract

The GURI power plant on the Caroni river in Venezuela has 20 generating units with a total capacity of 10000 MW, the largest currently operating in the world. The GURI computer control system (GCS) provides for comprehensive operation management of the entire power plant and the adjacent switchyards. It is designed to be highly reliable, with several levels of degraded operation in case of partial failure of their components. Some of the functions of this state-of-the-art system are discussed, covering the operating modes of the remote terminal units (RTUs), automatic start/stop of generating units, RTU closed-loop control, automatic generation and voltage control, unit commitment, operator training simulator, and maintenance management.<>

Keywords

hydroelectric power stations; power station computer control; telecontrol; 10000 MW; Caroni river; GCS; GURI hydroelectric plant computer control system; RTU; Venezuela; automatic generation control; closed-loop control; component failure; generating unit automatic start-up; maintenance management; operator training simulator; remote terminal units; switchyards; unit commitment; voltage control; Automatic generation control; Control systems; Degradation; Energy management; Hydroelectric power generation; Management training; Power generation; Power system management; Power system reliability; Rivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Applications in Power, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0895-0156

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/67.915

Filename

915