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GovHydroFrancis

Detailed hydro unit - Francis model. This model can be used to represent three types of governors. A schematic of the hydraulic system of detailed hydro unit models, such as Francis and Pelton, is provided in the DetailedHydroModelHydraulicSystem diagram.

Inheritance​

Attributes​

LabelTypeMultiplicityComment
amFloat1..1Opening section SEFF at the maximum efficiency (Am). Typical value = 0,7.
av0Float1..1Area of the surge tank (AV0). Unit = m2. Typical value = 30.
av1Float1..1Area of the compensation tank (AV1). Unit = m2. Typical value = 700.
bpFloat1..1Droop (Bp). Typical value = 0,05.
db1Float1..1Intentional dead-band width (DB1). Unit = Hz. Typical value = 0.
etamaxFloat1..1Maximum efficiency (EtaMax). Typical value = 1,05.
governorControlFrancisGovernorControlKind1..1Governor control flag (Cflag). Typical value = mechanicHydrolicTachoAccelerator.
h1Float1..1Head of compensation chamber water level with respect to the level of penstock (H1). Unit = km. Typical value = 0,004.
h2Float1..1Head of surge tank water level with respect to the level of penstock (H2). Unit = km. Typical value = 0,040.
hnFloat1..1Rated hydraulic head (Hn). Unit = km. Typical value = 0,250.
kcFloat1..1Penstock loss coefficient (due to friction) (Kc). Typical value = 0,025.
kgFloat1..1Water tunnel and surge chamber loss coefficient (due to friction) (Kg). Typical value = 0,025.
ktFloat1..1Washout gain (Kt). Typical value = 0,25.
qc0Float1..1No-load turbine flow at nominal head (Qc0). Typical value = 0,1.
qnFloat1..1Rated flow (Qn). Unit = m3/s. Typical value = 250.
taFloat1..1Derivative gain (Ta) (>= 0). Typical value = 3.
tdFloat1..1Washout time constant (Td) (>= 0). Typical value = 6.
tsFloat1..1Gate servo time constant (Ts) (>= 0). Typical value = 0,5.
twncFloat1..1Water inertia time constant (Twnc) (>= 0). Typical value = 1.
twngFloat1..1Water tunnel and surge chamber inertia time constant (Twng) (>= 0). Typical value = 3.
txFloat1..1Derivative feedback gain (Tx) (>= 0). Typical value = 1.
vaFloat1..1Maximum gate opening velocity (Va). Unit = PU / s. Typical value = 0,06.
valvmaxFloat1..1Maximum gate opening (ValvMax) (> GovHydroFrancis.valvmin). Typical value = 1,1.
valvminFloat1..1Minimum gate opening (ValvMin) (< GovHydroFrancis.valvmax). Typical value = 0.
vcFloat1..1Maximum gate closing velocity (Vc). Unit = PU / s. Typical value = -0,06.
waterTunnelSurgeChamberSimulationBoolean1..1Water tunnel and surge chamber simulation (Tflag). true = enable of water tunnel and surge chamber simulation false = inhibit of water tunnel and surge chamber simulation. Typical value = false.
zsfcFloat1..1Head of upper water level with respect to the level of penstock (Zsfc). Unit = km. Typical value = 0,025.