Published December 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

Nuclear and thermal power plant power ramping capability

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The possibilities of step power increase by NPP and TPP units under emergency conditions of power grids operation are considered. The data analysis has shown that power units ramping capability with WWER-440, WWER-1000 and RBMK-1000 reactors is higher than that of 300 MW power units on fossil fuel, at the initial time interval (0-30 s). These NPP power units satisfy as to ramping capability the energy system requirements. Higher NPP power units ramping capability is explained by the fact that relative pressure before turbine valves is decreased less than in straight-through boilers while the steam volumes time constant of steam separator-superheaters is less than that of intermediate superheatings. Higher power unit ramping capability with WWER-440 and RBMK-1000 reactors as compared with the WWER-1000 reactor is pointed out as well as the increase of WWER-1000 power unit capability using high-speed turbines

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Original title (Russian)
Сопоставление приёмистости энергоблоков АЭС и ТЭС

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Teploehnergetika
Journal Issue
no.12
Series
Teploehnergetika.
ISSN
0040-3636

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Notes
For English translation see the journal Thermal Engineering (UK).