January 31, 2023
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Hydropower Modeling Gaps in Planning and Operational Studies

Abstract

In the evolving power system, where new renewable resources displace continually conventional generation and hydro becomes a single traditional resource that is fully controllable, it is timely to examine hydrogeneration’s role in the power system of the future and its representation in power system operation and planning reliability studies. This paper identifies some of the gaps in hydro-based generation representation in steady-state and dynamic models and provides recommendations for their mitigation.

Published: January 31, 2023

Citation

Kincic S., N.A. Samaan, S. Datta, A. Somani, H. Yuan, J. Tan, and R. Bhattarai, et al. 2023. Hydropower Modeling Gaps in Planning and Operational Studies Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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