A Simulation Model for Stage –IV Koyna Hydropower Plant
Mohd. Imran
Ahmed, Siraj Y. Abed
Department of Industrial Engineering, King Abdulaziz University,
Jeddah, K.S.A.
Abstract
Hydroelectric power
contributes around 12.45 percent of the electricity supply in India. It is
considered to be the most vital, unpolluted, emission-free and an inexpensive
renewable source of energy. Hydroelectric power-plants operating all over the
world aims to have high electric output with minimum maintenance cost. It’s
very different with Koyna Hydropower Plant (KHPP) stage IV which generates
lower electric output than the installed capacity with higher maintenance. This
project aims to build a simulation model which can simulate the regular
operation of Koyna Hydropower Plant with Arena®. The study involves to evaluate
dynamic response of the system and plant performance under various operating
conditions such as head height, quantity of water flow penstock and operating
gates. Also to determine and identify the optimum parameters required for
maximum power generation. The outcomes of the model helped to analyse the power
generation capacity against the required quantity of water flow and head
height. The developed simulation model was validated and used as an apparatus
to determine the optimal operating parameters that maximise power generation of
stage –IV at Koyna Hydropower plant.
Keywords: Hydropower Plant, turbine,
Penstock, Head, Flow rate, simulation modelling.
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