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Load sharing: 500 MW and 250 MW, 5%/6% droop

Short answer

Stiffness: G1 200, G2 83.33 MW/Hz. Frequency drop = 100/(sum) = 0.3529 Hz, new freq = 49.65 Hz. G1 picks up 70.59 MW to 320.59 MW; G2 picks up 29.41 MW to 154.41 MW.

Two generating units of 500MW and 250MW capacities respectively are operating in parallel and supplying power to a common load. When each generator is half loaded, they operate at a common frequency of 50Hz. The droop regulations are 5% and 6% respectively based on their respective ratings. If the load is increased by 100 MW, Calculate: a) New frequency at which they operates b) Power supplied by each generator

The two units move down their droop lines to a common lower frequency, sharing the 100 MW in proportion to Pr/RP_r/R.

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: 500 MW, 5 %, initial 250 MW; G2: 250 MW, 6 %, initial 125 MW; f0=50f_0 = 50 Hz; ΔPL=100\Delta P_L = 100 MW.

K1=5000.05×50=200 MW/HzK2=2500.06×50=83.33 MW/HzK1+K2=283.33 MW/Hz\begin{aligned} K_1 &= \frac{500}{0.05 \times 50} = 200\ \text{MW/Hz} \\ K_2 &= \frac{250}{0.06 \times 50} = 83.33\ \text{MW/Hz} \\ K_1 + K_2 &= 283.33\ \text{MW/Hz} \end{aligned}

a) New frequency

Δf=−100283.33=−0.3529 Hz,f=50−0.3529=49.65 Hz\Delta f = -\frac{100}{283.33} = -0.3529\ \text{Hz}, \qquad f = 50 - 0.3529 = 49.65\ \text{Hz}

b) Power supplied by each generator

ΔP1=200×0.3529=70.59 MWΔP2=83.33×0.3529=29.41 MW\begin{aligned} \Delta P_1 &= 200 \times 0.3529 = 70.59\ \text{MW} \\ \Delta P_2 &= 83.33 \times 0.3529 = 29.41\ \text{MW} \end{aligned}
GeneratorInitial (MW)Increase (MW)New (MW)
G125070.59320.59
G212529.41154.41
Total375100475

Answer: New frequency ≈ 49.65 Hz; G1 supplies 320.59 MW, G2 supplies 154.41 MW.

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