WSC

Renewables Simulation

Operation of today’s increasingly complex power systems requires comprehensive training of plant generation operators, system operators, and operations engineers. By increasing their awareness and understanding of electrical grid behavior and its interaction with renewable and non-renewable power generation sources, the risk of blackout conditions on the electrical grid is reduced.

Large scale solar power plants and wind farms are working their way into the world’s generating capacity. These power plants can be complex and operators will greatly benefit from a full-scope, high-fidelity simulator for both operator training and system analysis.

WSC has updated its library of simulators through the development of the world’s largest solar plant. The simulator was developed in the 3KEYMASTER™ environment using standard components available in the component model library. The primary consideration of the solar plant model is to accurately model the heat flux on the collector surface. The rest of the plant model follows a conventional thermal power plant schematic: including a boiler, turbine, and all of the balance of plant auxiliaries.

The impact of solar and wind energy is most apparent in grid management and control. This makes grid simulators an essential element in educating system and plant operators on active and reactive power flow, frequency and voltage control, voltage and angle stability, and power system oscillations.