AGC Workshops Workshop on AGC organized on 19th and 20th Jan 2016 Presided by Prof. Anjan Bose
Discussed in FOLD meeting
On 2nd March 2016 Received general consent
Discussed in Stakeholders meeting
Attended by Generation companies On 15th March 2016 First Project site Decision for Pilot at NTPDC Dadri Stg-II Dadri Stage II power plant is located near Delhi. It is easy to visit and monitor the field level implementation process. The variable cost of the power plant is fairly high (Rs. 3.63) than other thermal plants in Northern Region Load center plant Easy and economical to keep Spinning Reserves Project progress A team from POSOCO, POWERGRID and M/s Siemens visited NTPC Dadri on 6th May 2016 to explore the ground level requirement Discussed with NTPC team
Execution of AGC pilot project as per technical
specifications through limited tender Invited bids on 21st October 2016 from the four SCADA vendors M/s ALSTOM M/s OSI M/s Siemens M/s ABB
Bids opened on 30th November 2016
Letter of Award (LOA) will be issued to M/S Siemens.
Technical Specifications Check list Compensation scheme for NTPC Dadri Proposal draft available Meeting with NTPC for mutual consent and to speed up process, if needed Apply to CERC for Order on Pilot
Maximum and Minimum Limits while Scheduling, to
create Spinning Reserve Maximum Limit for the Schedule of NTPC Dadri stg II should be 50 MW below the Declared Capacity Minimum Limit for the Schedule of NTPC Dadri stg-II should be 50 MW above the Technical Minimum Need for CERC order on the same (add this to 1.c.)
Check ACE formula Done, modifications made in
SCADA formula using NR_IR flow Check list Large Spikes in ACE data are present for different reasons. By design, AGC cannot handle large changes in ACE Due to limited Spinning Reserves. AGC shall clamp ACE exceeding +/- 800 MW to +/- 800 MW
Method for Scaling of ACE
Directly Scale using a factor of 15 (800/15 = 53 MW, the maximum Spinning Reserve. Also there are nearly 15 Coal and GF stations available for AGC in NR) or Scale by using the static values in the formula of ACE, A and Bf.
Converting MW DeltaP signals given from NLDC to MWh
for every 15 minutes time frame / 5 minutes for accounting purposes. Similarly ask for backup at Plant end. Check list Response to Fast changes in ACE in the same time block shall be avoided. Average standard deviation of 5 minute ACE for September and October is around 150 MW. Average standard deviation of 5 minute ACE for September and October is around 10 MW.
To start with, difference between two successive values of
Delta P obtained after tuning of controllers shall not be more than 1 MW. Max(Delta (Delta P)) = 1MW.
Start working for next LOA (NTPL Tuticorin / NTPC Barh or any new station) Consolidated Rules for the PLC Algorithm at NTPC Receive Unit Status, Present Schedule and DeltaP signal and number of mills.
If Present Schedule is close to 230, 330 or 430, start
another extra mill to create Spinning Reserve.
Delta P signal be clamped to +/- 50 MW if the value is
outside +/- 50 MW.
The biasing between units should be user enterable. Start
with 0.5, for equal contribution.
Difference between two consecutive ICCP refresh values of
Delta P shall be clamped to a limit of 1 MW to start with. (i.e., Max(Delta Delta P) = 1 MW) Compensation for Energy and Services Summary 1. Nullify Extra DSM charges 2. Compensate for the Extra Energy spent 3. Incentivize for the Services offered
CERC Order needed for 2 & 3
1. Nullify Extra DSM charges Energy produced for AGC should not be considered as deviation. AGC MW is not incorporated in schedule. The energy produced every 15 minutes for AGC should be logged in MWh terms. AGC energy account shall be sent to NRPC secretariat on weekly basis. AGC energy account should be deducted from the DSM Account of NTPC Dadri by NRPC. 2. Compensate for the Extra Energy spent, if any The AGC energy account will be available every week The cost the Positive AGC Energy (Positive MWh) (calculated using Variable Cost) Should be paid from DSM pool. Socialized to all NRLDC constituents Hence, Source = DSM Pool Sink = NTPC Dadri CERC order needed on the same 3. Incentivize for the Services offered In case of Positive MWh by AGC in the time block Pre-specified mark-up over variable charges (50 ps/kWh) Payable to NTPC Dadri From the DSM pool
In case of Negative MWh by AGC in the time block
(Variable cost 50 ps/kWh) paid to DSM pool Incentive 50 ps/kWh retained by NTPC Dadri