Coordinated optimization control strategy of hydropower and thermal power AGC units

Abstract

With the rapid increase of penetration level of new energy power generation, the construction of auxiliary service market is facing new challenges. The stricter requirements of the power plant unit AGC are proposed by the power system. How to coordinate and control the output of hydropower and thermal power units to increase the use of hydropower while meeting the requirements of AGC regulation is a problem to be solved. Under the condition of interconnection of units in the whole network, an optimal control strategy for joint commissioning of hydropower and thermal power plants that meets the performance conditions of ‘two rules’ is proposed in this paper. The strategy establishes the connection between hydropower and thermal power units. Combined with the output characteristics and economic characteristics of hydropower units and thermal power units, a coordinated optimization control strategy model of hydropower and thermal power AGC units suitable for the ’two rules’ assessment rules is proposed for each objective and constraint condition in the joint scheduling of hydropower and thermal power. The optimal mathematical model with multiple objectives is constructed to realize the distribution of AGC among different types of power plants and units, which can give full play to the regulation ability of hydropower and thermal power. The proposed strategy achieves the efficient use of clean energy and reduces the grid’s overall operating costs to achieve energy conservation and emission reduction. Simulation results verify the superiority of the proposed strategy.

Keywords

• “Two rules”
• Automatic generation control
• Hydropower power
• Thermal power
• Control strategy