Published January 2015 | Version v1
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Improving the Energy Efficiency of Pumped-Storage Power Plants

Creators

  • 1. Kharkov Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine)
  • 2. JSC "UkrHydroEnergo" (Ukraine)
  • 3. JSC "Interregional Electricity Association ELTA" (Ukraine)
  • 4. JSC "R&D Center at Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System" (Russian Federation)

Description

Possible ways to improve the energy efficiency of hydroelectric generating sets of pumped-storage power plants (PSPPs) are studied. The Kiev PSPP is used as an example to show how its generating sets can be upgraded. It is concluded based on studies conducted that synchronous motor-generators should be replaced with asynchronized motor-generators. The feasibility of changing over the turbine to variable-speed operation is shown

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s10749-015-0542-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Power Technology and Engineering (Print)
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 396-399
ISSN
1570-145X

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47039871
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MOTORS; OPERATION; PUMPED STORAGE POWER PLANTS; TURBINES; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; EQUIPMENT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; MACHINERY; PEAKING POWER PLANTS; POWER PLANTS; TURBOMACHINERY

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