Installation and Management of Regulation Systems of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Results of a Case Study

Climate change has had an impact on the reduction in river flows in many places, affecting the hydroelectric production of several power plants, and this, together with the reduction in the economic retribution for this type of generation in several countries, has meant a substantial reduction in th...

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Main Authors: Francisco Javier Balbás, José Ramón Aranda, Cristina Rodríguez
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/22/5556
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description Climate change has had an impact on the reduction in river flows in many places, affecting the hydroelectric production of several power plants, and this, together with the reduction in the economic retribution for this type of generation in several countries, has meant a substantial reduction in the income of companies. To offset these economic losses, the aim is to improve production efficiency in hydroelectric power plants. Therefore, it is proposed to innovate, firstly, by using doubly fed asynchronous electrical machines, DFIG; secondly, by using new construction criteria in the power plants; and lastly, by proposing new control and regulation variables. This improves the performance of low-flow water turbines and increases their efficiency. As a practical example, a particular study is presented for the Arenas de Iguña hydroelectric power plant (Hidroiguña) located in Cantabria, Spain, which allows a technical evaluation of the proposed action to be carried out in order to draw the corresponding conclusions.
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spelling doaj-art-9eb6d567675745c9be5cb13d82cdb9ae2025-08-20T02:08:00ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-11-011722555610.3390/en17225556Installation and Management of Regulation Systems of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Results of a Case StudyFrancisco Javier Balbás0José Ramón Aranda1Cristina Rodríguez2Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering, Technical School of Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, SpainDepartment of Electronics Technology and Systems and Automation Engineering, TEISA, Technical School of Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, SpainDepartment of Electronics Technology and Systems and Automation Engineering, TEISA, Technical School of Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, SpainClimate change has had an impact on the reduction in river flows in many places, affecting the hydroelectric production of several power plants, and this, together with the reduction in the economic retribution for this type of generation in several countries, has meant a substantial reduction in the income of companies. To offset these economic losses, the aim is to improve production efficiency in hydroelectric power plants. Therefore, it is proposed to innovate, firstly, by using doubly fed asynchronous electrical machines, DFIG; secondly, by using new construction criteria in the power plants; and lastly, by proposing new control and regulation variables. This improves the performance of low-flow water turbines and increases their efficiency. As a practical example, a particular study is presented for the Arenas de Iguña hydroelectric power plant (Hidroiguña) located in Cantabria, Spain, which allows a technical evaluation of the proposed action to be carried out in order to draw the corresponding conclusions.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/22/5556DFIGhydroelectric powerfrequency converter
spellingShingle Francisco Javier Balbás
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Installation and Management of Regulation Systems of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Results of a Case Study
Energies
DFIG
hydroelectric power
frequency converter
title Installation and Management of Regulation Systems of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Results of a Case Study
title_full Installation and Management of Regulation Systems of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Results of a Case Study
title_fullStr Installation and Management of Regulation Systems of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Results of a Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Installation and Management of Regulation Systems of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Results of a Case Study
title_short Installation and Management of Regulation Systems of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Doubly Fed Induction Generator and Results of a Case Study
title_sort installation and management of regulation systems of a hydroelectric power plant with doubly fed induction generator and results of a case study
topic DFIG
hydroelectric power
frequency converter
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/22/5556
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