Influences of water head variations on the performances of a prototype reversible pump turbine are experimentally studied in generating mode within a wide range of load conditions(from 25% to 96% of the rated power). ...Influences of water head variations on the performances of a prototype reversible pump turbine are experimentally studied in generating mode within a wide range of load conditions(from 25% to 96% of the rated power). The pressure fluctuations of the reversible pump turbine at three different water heads(with non-dimensional values being 0.48, 0.71 and 0.90) are measured and compared based on the pressure data recorded in the whole flow passage of the turbine. Furthermore, effects of monitoring points and load variations on the impeller-induced unstable behavior(e.g. blade passing frequency and its harmonics) are quantitatively discussed. Our findings reveal that water head variations play a significant role on the pressure fluctuations and their propagation mechanisms inside the reversible pump turbine.展开更多
As a type of energy system with bright application prospects,the integrated energy system(IES)is environmentally friendly and can improve overall energy efficiency.Tight coupling between heat and electricity outputs o...As a type of energy system with bright application prospects,the integrated energy system(IES)is environmentally friendly and can improve overall energy efficiency.Tight coupling between heat and electricity outputs of combined heat and power(CHP)units limits IES operational flexibility significantly.To resolve this problem,in this paper,we integrate operating mode optimization of the natural gas combined cycle CHP unit(NGCC-CHP)into dispatch of the IES to improve flexibility of the IES.First,we analyze operational modes of the CHP units from the perspectives of thermal processes and physical mechanisms,including the adjustable extraction mode,backpressure mode,and switching mode.Next,we propose an explicit mathematical model for full-mode operation of the CHP units,in which the heat-electricity feasible region,switching constraints,and switching costs are all formulated in detail.Finally,a novel economic dispatch model is proposed for a heat and electricity IES,which uses the full-mode operation of CHP units to improve operational flexibility.The Fortuny-Amat transformation is used to convert the economic dispatch model into a mixed-integer quadratic programming model,which can then be solved using commercial solvers.Case studies demonstrate the proposed method can reduce operational costs and obviously promotes wind power utilization.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51506051)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.JB2015RCY04)+2 种基金the Open Research Fund Program of Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery(Xihua University)Ministry of Education(Grant No.szjj-2017-100-1-001)the Open Research Fund Program of State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources(Grant No.LAPS16014)
文摘Influences of water head variations on the performances of a prototype reversible pump turbine are experimentally studied in generating mode within a wide range of load conditions(from 25% to 96% of the rated power). The pressure fluctuations of the reversible pump turbine at three different water heads(with non-dimensional values being 0.48, 0.71 and 0.90) are measured and compared based on the pressure data recorded in the whole flow passage of the turbine. Furthermore, effects of monitoring points and load variations on the impeller-induced unstable behavior(e.g. blade passing frequency and its harmonics) are quantitatively discussed. Our findings reveal that water head variations play a significant role on the pressure fluctuations and their propagation mechanisms inside the reversible pump turbine.
文摘As a type of energy system with bright application prospects,the integrated energy system(IES)is environmentally friendly and can improve overall energy efficiency.Tight coupling between heat and electricity outputs of combined heat and power(CHP)units limits IES operational flexibility significantly.To resolve this problem,in this paper,we integrate operating mode optimization of the natural gas combined cycle CHP unit(NGCC-CHP)into dispatch of the IES to improve flexibility of the IES.First,we analyze operational modes of the CHP units from the perspectives of thermal processes and physical mechanisms,including the adjustable extraction mode,backpressure mode,and switching mode.Next,we propose an explicit mathematical model for full-mode operation of the CHP units,in which the heat-electricity feasible region,switching constraints,and switching costs are all formulated in detail.Finally,a novel economic dispatch model is proposed for a heat and electricity IES,which uses the full-mode operation of CHP units to improve operational flexibility.The Fortuny-Amat transformation is used to convert the economic dispatch model into a mixed-integer quadratic programming model,which can then be solved using commercial solvers.Case studies demonstrate the proposed method can reduce operational costs and obviously promotes wind power utilization.
