Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower Systems

Focusing the over simplification of existing models in simulating river flow evolution process and lack of coordination of hydropower generation and export, this paper proposes a hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model that, at the same time, incorporates dynamic water f...

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Main Authors: Pai Li, Hui Lu, Lu Nan, Jiayi Liu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/15/3917
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description Focusing the over simplification of existing models in simulating river flow evolution process and lack of coordination of hydropower generation and export, this paper proposes a hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model that, at the same time, incorporates dynamic water flow delay by finely modeling the water flow evolution process among cascade hydropower stations within a river basin. Specifically, firstly, a dynamic water flow evolution model is built based on the segmented Muskingum method. By dividing the river into sub-segments and establishing flow evolution equation for individual sub-segments, the model accurately captures the dynamic time delay of water flow. On this basis, integrating cascade hydropower systems and the transmission system, a hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model is proposed. By flexibly adjusting the power export, the model balances local consumption and external transmission of hydropower, enhancing the utilization efficiency of hydropower resources and achieving high economic performance. A case study verified the accuracy of the dynamic water flow evolution model and the effectiveness of the proposed hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model.
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spelling doaj-art-5081b8c61b58403bb2e3339189f85b642025-08-20T04:00:53ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-07-011815391710.3390/en18153917Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower SystemsPai Li0Hui Lu1Lu Nan2Jiayi Liu3National Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid Connection, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid Connection, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaFocusing the over simplification of existing models in simulating river flow evolution process and lack of coordination of hydropower generation and export, this paper proposes a hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model that, at the same time, incorporates dynamic water flow delay by finely modeling the water flow evolution process among cascade hydropower stations within a river basin. Specifically, firstly, a dynamic water flow evolution model is built based on the segmented Muskingum method. By dividing the river into sub-segments and establishing flow evolution equation for individual sub-segments, the model accurately captures the dynamic time delay of water flow. On this basis, integrating cascade hydropower systems and the transmission system, a hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model is proposed. By flexibly adjusting the power export, the model balances local consumption and external transmission of hydropower, enhancing the utilization efficiency of hydropower resources and achieving high economic performance. A case study verified the accuracy of the dynamic water flow evolution model and the effectiveness of the proposed hydropower generation and export coordinated optimal operation model.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/15/3917cascade hydropower systemsdynamic water flow delayhydropower exportcoordinated optimal operationsegmented Muskingum method
spellingShingle Pai Li
Hui Lu
Lu Nan
Jiayi Liu
Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower Systems
Energies
cascade hydropower systems
dynamic water flow delay
hydropower export
coordinated optimal operation
segmented Muskingum method
title Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower Systems
title_full Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower Systems
title_fullStr Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower Systems
title_full_unstemmed Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower Systems
title_short Coordination of Hydropower Generation and Export Considering River Flow Evolution Process of Cascade Hydropower Systems
title_sort coordination of hydropower generation and export considering river flow evolution process of cascade hydropower systems
topic cascade hydropower systems
dynamic water flow delay
hydropower export
coordinated optimal operation
segmented Muskingum method
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/15/3917
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