Experience With Generator Stability Slides
Experience With Generator Stability Slides
History
Ontario Control Area
How we managed?
Modelling of System
Central planning of System
Setting & Re-verification Protection Systems
Setting & Testing of Generation Control systems
How we managed?
Market Structure,
Market Rules & Regulations:
these R&R state the following Technical Compliance Requirements:
1. Gathering of Equipment Data for Ratings (Such Generator VAR Capability and Ramping
Rates), Settings (Generator Protection and Controls) and Models (Generator Governor, Exciter
and Stabilizer Models in PTI and IEEE format (Required for System Modelling),
2. Gather Protection and Control equipment settings and testing schedules are acceptable to
NPCC and NERC for Ontario Control Area (which includes the Stability Model Validation of
the Generator Controls Governor, Exciters and Stabilizers),
3. System Limits,
4. Regulate System Development (variant of Central Planning Function done by Ontario
Hydro they grant permission of Connection and Disconnection Equipment)
Registration of all Market Participants (Generators, Transmitters, Transmission Customers,
Load-Serving Entities, Power Marketers)
Outage Authority for System Impactive Equipment
Operating Market including Managing Reliability and Supply/Demand Balancing when
market is open
How we managed?
OPG Activities
April 2002 to Now
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Data Management
Access Database
(locked for security reasons with single point of
data entry)
Developed by a single group for large corporation to
have consistency and single point of contact for
outside of organization entities.
Distribute Data and/or accessible of all users with a
vested interest and get their buy-in to keeping records
up to date
Ensure process for continued management and
support of records
July 14, 2003
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Testing Logistics
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Outage Management
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How we managed?
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On-line Testing
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How we managed?
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Lessons Learned
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Acknowledgements
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