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Pumped Storage Module 2

Pumped-storage hydro plants are utilized to reduce fuel costs by using hydro-energy during peak load times and pumping water back to the reservoir during lower demand periods. They operate until the cost of pumping exceeds the savings from reduced thermal energy costs. The document includes details on the hydraulic flows and electric system flows associated with these plants.

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Pumped Storage Module 2

Pumped-storage hydro plants are utilized to reduce fuel costs by using hydro-energy during peak load times and pumping water back to the reservoir during lower demand periods. They operate until the cost of pumping exceeds the savings from reduced thermal energy costs. The document includes details on the hydraulic flows and electric system flows associated with these plants.

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PUMPED-STORAGE HYDROPLANTS

Pumped-storage hydro plants are designed to save fuel costs by serving the peak load (a high
fuel-cost load) with hydro-energy and then pumping the water back up into the reservoir at
light load periods (a lower cost load).

Thermal input-output characteristic and typical daily load cycle.

The pumped-storage plant is operated until the added pumping cost exceeds

the savings in thermal costs due to the peak shaving operations.


Pumped-Storage Hydro-Scheduling

Pumped-storage hydraulic flows and electric system flows


Lagrange function during a pumping hour is given by,

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