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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.