Title :
Impact of a 200 MW concentrated receiver solar power plant on steady-state and transient performances of Oman transmission system
Author :
Abdalla, O.H. ; Al-Badwawi, R. ; Al-Hadi, H. ; Al-Riyami, H. ; Al-Nadabi, A.
Author_Institution :
Oman Electr. Transm. Co., Muscat, Oman
Abstract :
The paper presents steady-state and transient studies to assess the impact of a 200 MW Central Receiver Solar Power Plant (CRSPP) connection on the Main Interconnected Transmission System (MITS) of Oman. The CRSPP consists mainly of a central solar receiver, power tower, thousands of heliostats, molten salt storage tanks, heat exchangers, steam generator, steam turbine, synchronous generator, and step-up transformer. Two proposed locations are considered to connect the CRSPP plant to MITS: Manah 132 kV and Adam 132/33 kV grid stations. The 2015 transmission grid model has been updated to include the simulation of the proposed 200 MW CRSPP using the DIgSILENT PowerFactory professional software. The studies include load flow analysis and short-circuit level calculations in addition to transient responses to three-phase fault and complete CRSPP outage. The results have shown that the connection of the proposed CRSPP plant to the MITS is acceptable.
Keywords :
boilers; heat exchangers; load flow; power engineering computing; power grids; power transformers; power transmission; short-circuit currents; solar power stations; steam turbines; synchronous generators; Adam grid stations; CRSPP connection; CRSPP plant; DIgSILENT PowerFactory professional software; MITS; Manah grid stations; Oman transmission system; central receiver solar power plant; concentrated receiver solar power plant; heat exchangers; heliostats; load flow analysis; main interconnected transmission system; molten salt storage tanks; power 200 MW; power tower; short-circuit level calculations; steady-state performances; steam generator; steam turbine; step-up transformer; synchronous generator; three-phase fault; transient performances; transient responses; voltage 132 kV; Artificial intelligence; Loading; Propagation losses; Central Receiver Solar Power Plant; Dynamic Response; Forced Outages; Load Flow; Short Circuit;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEDCO) Melaka, Malaysia, 2012 Ieee International
Conference_Location :
Melaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0660-7
DOI :
10.1109/PEOCO.2012.6230897
