Generating peaking unit operating characteristics

Author

Koval, Don O. ; Chowdhury, Ali A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

2-6 May 1993

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

69

Abstract

The results of a statistical analysis of the states of continuous operation of several peaking generating units over a period of 9 years are presented. The significance of these operational patterns and their statistical characteristics and the implications for assessing the reliability of peaking generating units are discussed and referenced in detail. Based on a historical analysis of generator unit outage statistics, answers to many questions posed by utility personnel are addressed and discussed in some detail. Answers to these questions can have a significant impact on generation capacity planning and operating studies. Emphasis is placed on state transitions between reserve shut down states and operating states and generator starting characteristics.<>

Keywords

electric power generation; gas turbines; reliability; starting; continuous operation; gas turbine generator; generating peaking unit; generation capacity planning; operating characteristics; outage statistics; reliability; reserve shut down states; starting; state transitions; statistical analysis; Character generation; Frequency; Personnel; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power system analysis computing; Power system dynamics; Probability; Statistical analysis; Turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 1993. Conference Record, Papers Presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0937-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPS.1993.290586

Filename

290586