Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2013

Modelling and Controlling Hydropower Plants

  • Practical studies that show how different controllers can be applied to a hydroelectric power plant
  • Complete linear and nonlinear models are described and used not only to simulate the power plant but also as a main part of predictive controllers
  • A concise guide for researchers and experimental engineers working on pumped storage hydropower stations

Part of the book series: Advances in Industrial Control (AIC)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Hydropower Plants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Hydropower: A Historical Perspective

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 3-15
    3. The Form and Function of Hydroelectric Plant

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 17-26
    4. Overview of Hydropower Control Systems

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 27-39
  3. Modelling the Power Plant

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. Hydraulic Models

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 43-75
    3. Power System Dynamics

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 77-92
    4. Speed Governor

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 93-117
    5. Models Verification

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 119-137
    6. Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 139-158
  4. Controlling the Power Plant

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
    2. Classical Approach

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 161-179
    3. Feed-Forward Characteristic

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 181-196
    4. Model Predictive Controller

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 197-237
    5. Predictive Controller of Mixed Logical Dynamical Systems

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 239-259
    6. Outlook and Conclusions

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 261-267
    7. Dinorwig Simulation Models

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 269-282
    8. Tuning Guidelines

      • German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez, Sa’ad Petrous Mansoor, Dewi Ieuan Jones
      Pages 283-286
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 287-299

About this book

Hydroelectric power stations are a major source of electricity around the world; understanding their dynamics is crucial to achieving good performance. The electrical power generated is normally controlled by individual feedback loops on each unit. The reference input to the power loop is the grid frequency deviation from its set point, thus structuring an external frequency control loop. The book discusses practical and well-documented cases of modelling and controlling hydropower stations, focused on a pumped storage scheme based in Dinorwig, North Wales. These accounts are valuable to specialist control engineers who are working in this industry. In addition, the theoretical treatment of modern and classic controllers will be useful for graduate and final year undergraduate engineering students. This book reviews SISO and MIMO models, which cover the linear and nonlinear characteristics of pumped storage hydroelectric power stations. The most important dynamic features are discussed. The verification of these models by hardware in the loop simulation is described. To show how the performance of a pumped storage hydroelectric power station can be improved, classical and modern controllers are applied to simulated models of Dinorwig power plant, that include PID, Fuzzy approximation, Feed-Forward and Model Based Predictive Control with linear and hybrid prediction models.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Instituto Tecnologico de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

    German Ardul Munoz-Hernandez

  • , School of Computer Science, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom

    Sa'ad Petrous Mansoor

  • , Technium CAST, GWEFR Cyf, Bangor, United Kingdom

    Dewi Ieuan Jones

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access