Variable speed pumped hydro storage: A review of converters, controls and energy management strategies

KR Vasudevan, VK Ramachandaramurthy… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing share of renewables in the power generation mix makes the power system
volatile to uncertain meteorological conditions. The stochastic nature of renewables …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency control studies: A review of power system, conventional and renewable generation unit modeling

A Fernández-Guillamón, E Muljadi… - Electric Power Systems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last decades, renewable energy sources have increased considerably their
generation share in power systems. As a consequence, in terms of frequency deviations …

Advantage of variable-speed pumped storage plants for mitigating wind power variations: Integrated modelling and performance assessment

W Yang, J Yang - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Developing the joint operation of hydro and variable renewable energy has emerged as a
research trend, for handling the power variability. In recent years, variable-speed pumped …

Variable-speed operation of hydropower plants: A look at the past, present, and future

M Valavi, A Nysveen - IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In This article, the state of the art in the variable-speed operation of hydropower plants is
reviewed, with a focus on pumped-storage hydropower. Relevant literature is reviewed to …

Dynamic analysis of variable-speed pumped storage plants for mitigating effects of excess wind power generation

Y Deng, P Wang, A Morabito, W Feng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The integration of hydropower and variable energy sources emerges as a functional method
for handling power variability. Due to the advantage of adjustable power input of the …

Hydraulic disturbance characteristics and power control of pumped storage power plant with fixed and variable speed units under generating mode

R Cao, W Guo, F Qu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
The variable speed unit (VSU) is one of the future directions of pumped storage power plant
(PSPP) technology. The combined operation of fixed speed unit (FSU) and VSU becomes …

Variable-speed operation of hydropower plants: Past, present, and future

M Valavi, A Nysveen - 2016 XXII International Conference on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews state-of-the-art in variable-speed operation of hydropower plants, the
focus being on pumped-storage hydro. Relevant literatures are reviewed to address the …

[HTML][HTML] Flexibility of variable-speed pumped-storage unit during primary frequency control and corresponding assessment method

Z Xu, C Deng, Q Yang - International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a new type of large-scale energy storage facility, variable-speed pumped-storage unit
(VSPSU) has unknown potential in providing flexibility for power system to help solve the …

Nonlinear modeling and operation stability of variable speed pumped storage power station

W Guo, D Zhu - Energy Science & Engineering, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper studies the nonlinear modeling and operation stability of variable speed pumped
storage power station (PSPS). Firstly, basic equations of variable speed PSPS are …

Small hydropower plants with variable speed operation—an optimal operation curve determination

D Borkowski, M Majdak - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent times, much attention has been paid to small hydropower plants (SHPs) with
variable speed operation and different control techniques. Control complexity in SHPs is …