Generator testing of hydro-power plants in the Pacific Northwest: impact on system studies

Author

Kosterev, Dmitry

Author_Institution

Bonneville Power Adm., Vancouver, WA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

31 Jan-4 Feb 1999

Firstpage

166

Abstract

The Corps of Engineers (COE) is operating major hydropower projects in the Pacific Northwest, including Columbia-River plants such as Chief Joseph (2614 MW), John Day (2158 MW), The Dalles (2080 MW), McNary (1120 MW) and Bonneville (1224 MW). Dynamic behavior of these plants has significant impact on stability of the entire WSCC system, as demonstrated by the August 10, 1996 WSCC system outage. Therefore, correct modeling of these generators is necessary in planning studies for determining safe stability limits and establishing operating nomograms. General observations of the COE generator testing are presented. The objective of this investigation is to evaluate impact of new data on system studies: voltage support, first swing stability and power oscillations damping

Keywords

hydroelectric generators; hydroelectric power stations; machine testing; power system stability; Pacific Northwest; WSCC system outage; first swing stability; generator testing; hydropower plants; operating nomograms; planning studies; power oscillations damping; power system stability; safe stability limits; voltage support; Capacitors; Damping; Power generation; Power system modeling; Power system stability; Power system transients; Reactive power; Regulators; System testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society 1999 Winter Meeting, IEEE

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4893-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESW.1999.747445

Filename

747445