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Load sharing: 1000 MW and 500 MW units

Short answer

Stiffness: G1 1000 MW/Hz, G2 250 MW/Hz. Frequency rise 0.5 Hz causes G1 to drop 500 MW to 500 MW, G2 to drop 125 MW to 375 MW. At 50 Hz, system load is 875 MW.

Two generators of 1000 MW, 2% and 500 MW, 4% are supplying to a common load. When each generator is fully loaded, they operate at common frequency of 49.5 Hz. Calculate the system load shared by each unit when frequency increased to 50 Hz.

When frequency rises, both units move up their droop lines and reduce output in proportion to Pr/RP_r/R. Rated frequency is taken as f0=50f_0 = 50 Hz.

Method: a unit with droop RR (pu on its own rating PrP_r) and rated frequency f0f_0 changes its output by

ΔP=−PrR f0 Δf=−K Δf\Delta P = -\frac{P_r}{R\,f_0}\,\Delta f = -K\,\Delta f

where K=Pr/(Rf0)K = P_r/(R f_0) is its stiffness in MW/Hz. All units run at the same frequency, so ΔPL=−Δf∑K\Delta P_L = -\Delta f \sum K.

Data: G1: 1000 MW, 2 %; G2: 500 MW, 4 %; fully loaded at 49.5 Hz; frequency rises to 50 Hz, so Δf=+0.5\Delta f = +0.5 Hz.

K1=10000.02×50=1000 MW/HzK2=5000.04×50=250 MW/HzΔP1=−1000×0.5=−500 MWΔP2=−250×0.5=−125 MW\begin{aligned} K_1 &= \frac{1000}{0.02 \times 50} = 1000\ \text{MW/Hz} \\ K_2 &= \frac{500}{0.04 \times 50} = 250\ \text{MW/Hz} \\ \Delta P_1 &= -1000 \times 0.5 = -500\ \text{MW} \\ \Delta P_2 &= -250 \times 0.5 = -125\ \text{MW} \end{aligned}
UnitAt 49.5 Hz (MW)Change (MW)At 50 Hz (MW)
G11000−500500
G2500−125375
Total1500−625875

Answer: At 50 Hz, G1 supplies 500 MW and G2 supplies 375 MW; the system load is 875 MW (a reduction of 625 MW).

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