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Load sharing: 600 and 300 MW, 51 Hz no-load
Short answer
Stiffness: G1 400 MW/Hz, G2 100 MW/Hz. For 600 MW load, frequency is 49.8 Hz, G1 480 MW, G2 120 MW. After 200 MW extra, frequency 49.4 Hz, G1 640 MW, G2 160 MW (G1 overloaded).
Two generators of capacities 600MW and 300MW are connected in parallel to supply a common load of 600 MW. Their droop regulations are 3% and 6% respectively w.r.t. their respective ratings. At no-load, they operates at a common frequency of 51 Hz. How they will share the common load of 600MW? When the load is increased by 200 MW, at which frequency they will operate and calculate the power supplied by each generator?
Both generators start from the same no-load frequency (51 Hz) and move down their droop lines until their outputs add up to the load. Rated frequency is taken as Hz.
Method: a unit with droop (pu on its own rating ) and rated frequency changes its output by
where is its stiffness in MW/Hz. All units run at the same frequency, so .
Stiffness:
(Full-load frequency drop: G1 Hz, G2 Hz.)
Sharing of 600 MW
Load increased by 200 MW (total 800 MW)
(Equivalently, the extra 200 MW is shared as MW and MW.)
| Case | Frequency | G1 (MW) | G2 (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Load 600 MW | 49.8 Hz | 480 | 120 |
| Load 800 MW | 49.4 Hz | 640 | 160 |
Answer: At 600 MW: 49.8 Hz, G1 = 480 MW, G2 = 120 MW. At 800 MW: 49.4 Hz, G1 = 640 MW, G2 = 160 MW.
Note: 640 MW is above G1's 600 MW rating. In practice G1's governor would stop at full gate (600 MW) and G2 would carry the remaining 200 MW, so the frequency would settle on G2's line at Hz. Load reference settings should be changed to avoid this overload.
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