DocumentCode
1479008
Title
An optimized procedure for determining incremental heat rate characteristics
Author
Noyola, A.H. ; Grady, W.M. ; Viviani, G.L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Volume
5
Issue
2
fYear
1990
fDate
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
376
Lastpage
383
Abstract
An optimized procedure for producing generator incremental heat rate curves from continually sampled unit performance data is described. A generalized reduced-gradient algorithm is applied to optimally locate break points in incremental heat rate curves. Advantages include the ability to automatically take into consideration slow time-varying effects such as unit aging and temperature variations in combustion air and cooling water. The procedure is tested using actual fuel rate data for four generators
Keywords
electric generators; combustion air; cooling water; fuel rate data; incremental heat rate characteristics; reduced-gradient algorithm; temperature variations; unit aging; Character generation; Curve fitting; Fuel economy; Humans; Power generation; Power generation economics; Sampling methods; Senior members; Student members; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8950
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/59.54543
Filename
54543
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