Experience with testing and modeling of gas turbines

Author

Nagpal, M. ; Moshref, A. ; Morison, G.K. ; Kundur, P.

Author_Institution

Powertech Labs. Inc., Surrey, BC, Canada

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

652

Abstract

The North American western grid experienced two major power disturbances on July 2 and August 10, 1996. The postmortem studies of the incidents indicated that some of the generating units did not respond as predicted by system studies. Consequently, the Western System Coordinating Council (WSCC) mandated that all units (generator, excitation, governor and turbine systems) in the western grid greater than 10 MVA be tested to verify the generator reactive power limits as well as the dynamic model data being used for system studies. This paper presents field experiences of the authors in testing and modeling of gas turbines and their associated governors during the WSCC recommended test program

Keywords

electric generators; exciters; gas turbines; machine testing; reactive power; North American western grid; Western System Coordinating Council; dynamic model data; excitation; gas turbine modeling; gas turbine testing; generator; generator reactive power limits; governor; turbine systems; Mesh generation; Power generation; Power system dynamics; Power system modeling; Power system planning; Power system simulation; Power system stability; Power system transients; Testing; Turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, 2001. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6672-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESW.2001.916931

Filename

916931