Hydropower Extending Power System Flexibility

Deliverables

Half-way consolidated report on the implementation of the demos

Definition of a common framework for the demos and exchange platform and monitoring of the implementation including KPIs This deliverable refers to Tasks 101 and 102

Description of the asset flexibility benefit optimisation tools

The asset flexibility benefit optimisation tools will be described This deliverable refers to Task 112

Summary report compiling results of the environmental and social impact assessments of the flexibility technologies at each demonstrator
Technical and economic benefits on hybridisation with battery storage

Final report of the demonstration including the assessment of the performances benefits of SPPS scalability costbenefit analysis and environmental impact This deliverable refers to Task 96

Recommendations towards industrial deployment of hydropower flexible technologies

Guidelines and recommendations towards industrial deployment as well as an exploitation plan will be detailed This deliverable refers to Task 115

Brand guidelines and communication toolkit - Version 2

Brand guidelines and communication toolkit - Update from initial version This deliverable refers to Tasks 12.2 and 12.3.

Brand guidelines and communication toolkit - Version 3

Brand guidelines and communication toolkit Update from version 2This deliverable refers to Tasks 122 and 123

Brand guidelines and communication toolkit - Version 1

Brand guidelines and communication toolkit - Initial version This deliverable refers to Tasks 12.2 and 12.3.

Technical White Paper

Technical white paper including the consolidation of best practices enhancing the potential of HPPs of all kinds types and sizes and roadmap This deliverable refers to Task 103

Market hypothesis and cost-benefit analysis methodology for hydroelectric flexible technologies

The market hypothesis and cost-benefit analysis methodology for hydroelectric flexible technologies will be detailed. This deliverable refers to Task 1.1

Business use cases for the provision of flexibility services by hydropower

Definition of Business Use Cases for the provision of flexibility services by different hydro technologies. This deliverable refers to Task 2.2.

Communication and Dissemination Plan

Report on communication and dissemination Plan M2, updated M12, M24, M36, M42 This deliverable refers to Task 12.1.

Common methodology to assess costs of hydroelectric flexible technologies

The common methodology to assess costs of hydroelectric flexible technologies will be detailed. This deliverable refers to Task 11.1.

Future power system operation from the hydro perspective: flexibility services, technologies and scenarios

Flexibility services will be identified and standardised by considering the typology, deployment time, duration, market framework, and future scenarios: definition of the flexibility matrix. This deliverable refers to Task 2.1.

Website

Initial website on-line. This deliverable refers to Task 12.2.

Virtual Knowledge Hub

Initial version of the virtual knowledge hub updated weekly This deliverable refers to Task 12.2.

Publications

Flexible Operation of Variable Speed Direct-MMC in Hydropower Applications

Author(s): Philippe Bontemps, Drazen Dujic
Published in: PCIM Europe 2022 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Managemen, 2022, ISBN 978-3-8007-5822-7
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.30420/565822034

Flexibility Enhancements in Pumped Hydro Storage Power Plants through Variable Speed Drives

Author(s): Philippe Bontemps, Nicolas Hugo, Drazen Dujic
Published in: IECON 2020 The 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2020, Page(s) 1820-1825, ISBN 978-1-7281-5414-5
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/iecon43393.2020.9254499

Determination of the natural frequencies of a prototype Kaplan turbine

Author(s): C. Valero and M. Egusquiza and D. Valentin and A. Presas and G. Moraga
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012022
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012022

Towards accurate numerical fluid dynamics of pump-turbine runners in deep partial load operation

Author(s): M. Zorn and K. Khalfaoui and .S Riedelbauch
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012086
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012086

CFD and FEM analysis to migrate from fixed- to variable-speed on the Alto Lindoso HPP

Author(s): O. Pacot and J. Delannoy and F. André and C. Segoufin and J. Delgado and M. Roque and C. Münch-Alligné
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012069
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012069

Turbine mode start-up simulation of a variable speed Francis pump-turbine prototype – Part II: 3-D unsteady CFD and FEM

Author(s): Biner D, Alligné S, Hasmatuchi V, Nicolet C, Hugo N, Avellan F, Dujic D and Münch-Alligné C
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/774/1/012070

Reduction of Penstock Fatigue in a Medium-Head Hydropower Plant Providing Primary Frequency Control

Author(s): Stefano Cassano, Christophe Nicolet, Fabrizio Sossan
Published in: 2020 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2020, Page(s) 1-6, ISBN 978-1-7281-1078-3
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/upec49904.2020.9209857

Numerical investigation of the structural behaviour of a headwater bifurcation in hydraulic short circuit

Author(s): K. Khalfaoui and A. Tismer and S. Riedelbauch
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012078
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012078

Optimal CAM Computation of Kaplan Turbines Accounting for Wear and Tear Originated by Frequency Control

Author(s): Francesco Gerini, Elena Vagnoni, Rachid Cherkaoui, Mario Paolone
Published in: 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, 2021, Page(s) 1-6, ISBN 978-1-6654-3597-0
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/powertech46648.2021.9495080

Optimization of turbine start-up sequence of a full size frequency converter variable speed pump-turbine

Author(s): J. Schmid and S. Alligné and D. Biner and C. Münch-Alligné and N. Hugo and C. Nicolet
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012109
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012109

Turbine mode start-up simulation of a FSFC variable speed pump-turbine prototype – Part I: 1D simulation

Author(s): Alligné S, Béguin A, Biner D, Münch-Alligné C, Hasmatuchi V, Hugo N, Avellan F, Dujic D and Nicolet C
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science., 2021
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/774/1/012052

Strain prediction in Francis runners by means of stationary sensors

Author(s): Alexandre Presas, David Valentin, Weiqiang Zhao, Carme Valero, Monica Egusquiza, Eduard Egusquiza
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021, ISSN 1755-1307
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/774/1/012084

Artificial neural networks for predicting the onset of overload instability in Francis turbines

Author(s): W. Q. Zhao and A. Presas and M. Egusquiza and C. Valero and G. Moraga
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012057
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012057

Contribution for the roadmap of hydraulic short circuit implementation: Case of Grand-Maison pumped storage power plant

Author(s): C. Landry and C. Nicolet and C. Badina and H. Pichon and J-L. Drommi
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012107
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012107

Hybridization of a RoR HPP with a BESS—The XFLEX HYDRO Vogelgrun Demonstrator

Author(s): Kadam, S.; Hofbauer, W.; Lais, S.; Neuhauser, M.; Wurm, E.; Lameiro, L.F.; Bourien, Y.-M.; Païs, G.; Drommi, J.-L.; Nicolet, C.; et al.
Published in: Energies, Issue Volume 16, Issue 13, 2023, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en16135074

Enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve Provision from Battery Hybridized Hydropower Plants: Theory and Experimental Validation

Author(s): Gerini, Francesco; Vagnoni, Elena; Seydoux, Martin; Cherkaoui, Rachid; Paolone, Mario
Published in: PSCC2024, Power Systems Computation Conference, Paris, France, Issue 9, 2023
Publisher: ArXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2309.15660

Assessments of hydropower plants start-up sequences and equivalent runner damage under transient operation

Author(s): M. Seydoux and E. Vagnoni and C. Nicolet and S. Alligné and N. Hugo and M. Paolone
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012105
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012105

Performance Assessment of Linear Models of Hydropower Plants

Author(s): Cassano, Stefano; Sossan, Fabrizio; Landry, Christian; Nicolet, Christophe
Published in: "2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe), Oct 2021, Espoo, France. pp.01-06, ⟨10.1109/ISGTEurope52324.2021.9639912⟩", Issue 1, 2021
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/isgteurope52324.2021.9639912

Towards accurate vibration prediction of pump-turbine runners in deep partial load operation

Author(s): K. Khalfaoui and M. Zorn and S. Riedelbauch
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012089
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012089

Diagnostics of a hydraulic turbine failure

Author(s): Egusquiza Montagut, Mònica; Presas Batlló, Alexandre; Valentín Ruiz, David; Valero Ferrando, Ma. del Carmen; Xu, Beibei; Chen, Diyi; Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard
Published in: "18th IMEKO TC10 Conference ""Measurement for Diagnostics, Optimisation and Control to Support Sustainability and Resilience""", Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Imeko
DOI: 10.21014/tc10-2022.023

Bidding strategy of storage hydropower plants in reserve markets

Author(s): Deman, Laureen; Boucher, Quentin; Djebali, Sonia; Guérard, Guillaume; Clastres, Cédric
Published in: Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Issue 10, 2021
Publisher: HAL
DOI: 10.3280/efe2023-002004

Experimental facility for reduced scale model testing of hydraulic machines hybridized with a battery energy storage system

Author(s): Francesco Gerini, Elena Vagnoni, Martin Seydoux, Rachid Cherkaoui, Mario Paolone
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Issue 774/1, 2021, Page(s) 012119, ISSN 1755-1307
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/774/1/012119

CFD simulations of hydraulic short-circuits in junctions, application to the Grand’Maison power plant

Author(s): J. Decaix and J-L. Drommi and F. Avellan and C. Münch-Alligné
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012106
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012106

Pushing the envelope of ancillary services with variable speed technology

Author(s): M. Dreyer and C. Nicolet and S. Alligné and M. Seydoux and A. Jung and D. Cordeiro
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012110
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012110

Hybridization in Kaplan turbines. Wear and tear assessment}

Author(s): D. Valentín and A. Presas and M. Egusquiza and C. Valero
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012108
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012108

Virtual Capacitor Concept for Partitioning of Large Converter Systems for RT-HIL Simulations

Author(s): Philippe Bontemps; Stefan Milovanovic; Drazen Dujic
Published in: 2022 International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Himeji 2022- ECCE Asia), 2022, Page(s) 1801-1808, ISBN 978-1-6654-1631-3
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/ipec-himeji2022-ecce53331.2022.9807017

Numerical fatigue damage analysis of a variable speed Francis pump-turbine during start-up in generating mode

Author(s): D. Biner, S. Alligné, C. Nicolet, D. Dujic and C. Münch-Alligné
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022, Page(s) 012079
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1079/1/012079

Power Plant Transients including Hydraulic Short Circuit Operation Mode

Author(s): Geiger C., Riedelbauch S.
Published in: Energies, 2023, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en16114492

Digitalization in hydropower generation: development and numerical validation of a model-based Smart Power Plant Supervisor

Author(s): E Vagnoni, F Gerini, R Cherkaoui, M Paolone
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Issue 774/1, 2021, Page(s) 012107, ISSN 1755-1307
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/774/1/012107

Performance Analysis of Energy Balancing Methods for Matrix Modular Multilevel Converters

Author(s): Philippe Bontemps, Stefan Milovanovic, Drazen Dujic
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Issue Volume 38, Issue 3, 2023, Page(s) 2910-2924, ISSN 0885-8993
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/tpel.2022.3215734

Direct Arm Energy Control of the Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter

Author(s): Milan Utvic, Philippe Bontemps, Drazen Dujic
Published in: IEEE Access, Volume 11, Issue 1793-1805, 2023, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
DOI: 10.1109/access.2023.3234013

Water saving options in hydropower by means of variable speed operation: A prototype study in a mid-head Francis turbine

Author(s): Alexandre Presas, Carme Valero, David Valentín, M`onica Egusquiza, Pedro Diogo Pinto, Ana Gonçalves de Carvalho, Alex Coronati, Eduard Egusquiza
Published in: Energy Conversion and Management, Issue Volume 291, 2023, ISSN 0196-8904
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117296

Optimal grid-forming control of battery energy storage systems providing multiple services: Modeling and experimental validation

Author(s): Francesco Gerini; Yihui Zuo; Rahul Gupta; Antonio Zecchino; Zhao Yuan; Elena Vagnoni; Rachid Cherkaoui; Mario Paolone
Published in: Electric Power Systems Research, Issue 2, 2022, ISSN 0378-7796
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108567

Impact of renewable energy generation on power reserve energy demand

Author(s): Deman, Laureen; Boucher, Quentin
Published in: Energy Economics, Issue 12, 2023, ISSN 0140-9883
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107173

Increasing the operating range and energy production in Francis turbines by an early detection of the overload instability

Author(s): Weiqiang Zhao, Alexandre Presas, Mònica Egusquiza, David Valentín, Eduard Egusquiza, Carme Valero
Published in: Measurement, Issue 181, 2021, Page(s) 109580, ISSN 0263-2241
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2021.109580

Distributed Real-Time Model of the M3C for HIL Systems Using Small-Scale Simulators

Author(s): Philippe Bontemps, Stefan Milovanovic, Drazen Dujic
Published in: IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, 2021, Page(s) 1-1, ISSN 2644-1314
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ojpel.2021.3130996

Improving frequency containment reserve provision in run-of-river hydropower plants

Author(s): F. Gerini; E. Vagnoni; R. Cherkaoui; M. Paolone
Published in: Crossref, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 2352-4677
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.segan.2021.100538

Analysis of the Mode Shapes of Kaplan Runners

Author(s): Greco Moraga, Mònica Egusquiza, David Valentín, Carme Valero, Alexandre Presas
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue Volume 12 Issue 13, 2022, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app12136708

Improved damage detection in Pelton turbines using optimized condition indicators and data-driven techniques

Author(s): Weiqiang Zhao, Mònica Egusquiza, Aida Estevez, Alexandre Presas, Carme Valero, David Valentín, Eduard Egusquiza
Published in: Structural Health Monitoring, Issue Volume 20 Issue 6, 2021, Page(s) 3239-3251, ISSN 1475-9217
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/1475921720981839

Model predictive control for a medium-head hydropower plant hybridized with battery energy storage to reduce penstock fatigue

Author(s): Cassano, Stefano; Sossan, Fabrizio
Published in: Electric Power Systems Research, Issue 1, 2022, ISSN 0378-7796
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108545

Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transition,

Author(s): M.H. Vasconcelos, M.V. Castro, C. Nicolet, C.L. Moreira
Published in: International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Issue 156, 2024, ISSN 0142-0615
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109689

On the use of neural networks for dynamic stress prediction in Francis turbines by means of stationary sensors

Author(s): Alexandre Presas, David Valentin, Weiqiang Zhao, Mònica Egusquiza, Carme Valero, Eduard Egusquiza
Published in: Renewable Energy, Issue 170, 2021, Page(s) 652-660, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.013

Characterization of the Effects of Ingested Bodies on the Rotor–Stator Interaction of Hydraulic Turbines

Author(s): Alfredo Guardo; Alfred Fontanals; Mònica Egusquiza; Carme Valero; Eduard Egusquiza
Published in: Energies, Vol 14, Iss 6669, p 6669 (2021), Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en14206669

Stress-Informed Control of Medium-Head Hydropower Plants to Reduce Penstock Fatigue

Author(s): Stefano Cassano; Fabrizio Sossan
Published in: Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Issue 3, 2022, ISSN 2352-4677
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.segan.2022.100688

Deliverables

Publications

Share this page

Download