Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a water-replenishing fishway with an adaptively-adjusted floating dock, comprising: a fishway body, wherein the bottom of the fishway body is rotationally connected with a floating dock structure, an auxiliary swimming structure is arranged inside the fishway body, and an adjusting structure used to adjust the auxiliary swimming board of the auxiliary swimming structure is arranged on said floating dock structure. The present disclosure can adaptively adjust the angle of the fishway body and auxiliary swimming board and effectively assist the fish's migration.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for power distribution operated under automatic generation control (AGC) based on reliability based control (RBC) green zone control. Embodiments include a plurality of power generating resources operating within a control area; a plurality of power consuming loads; a power transmission network coupling the resources to the loads; and an energy management system (EMS) in communication with the resources and configured to control operation of the resources within the control area, wherein the EMS is operative to: determine a reliability based control (RBC) green zone; operate an automatic generation control (AGC) system of the EMS within the determined RBC green zone; and output electricity to the loads from the resources under the control of the AGC of the EMS operating within the RBC green zone to correct area control error (ACE). Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for improved generation control for microgrids. Embodiments include providing a microgrid management system (MGMS) having a smart generation control (SGC) system in communication with a plurality of resources and loads, wherein the resources and loads are coupled to a microgrid transmission line that is couplable to a macrogrid transmission line; performing preprocessing of the resources; determining current frequency, interchange, schedule, and area control error (ACE); monitoring and controlling the microgrid based on a system mode, a control mode, and system status; deriving a set point for active power control of resources; and transmitting control commands. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for power distribution operated under automatic generation control (AGC) based on comprehensive control performance standard (CPS) green zone control. Embodiments include a plurality of power generating resources operating within a control area; a plurality of power consuming loads; a power transmission network coupling the resources to the loads; and an energy management system (EMS) in communication with the resources and configured to control operation of the resources within the control area. The EMS is operative to: determine a control performance standard (CPS) green zone; operate an automatic generation control (AGC) system of the EMS in the determined CPS green zone; and output electricity to the loads from the resources under the control of the AGC of the EMS operating in the green zone. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) including a wind power management (WPM) system, the WPM system including a WPM application that includes a security constrained dynamic dispatch (SCDD) application; receiving input data within the SCCD application, the data including real time telemetry and dynamic unit parameters, schedule input data, and critical constraint data; validating the input data for consistency to avoid infeasibilities; pre-processing the validated input data to determine parameters including a total generation amount to be dispatched; formulating an optimization model based on the parameters and data structures storing the validated input data; executing an optimization process on the optimization model to compute a solution; post-processing the solution to determine economic basepoints; and using the determined economic basepoints in controlling operation of the energy delivery system

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for power distribution operated under automatic generation control (AGC) based on comprehensive control performance standard (CPS) green zone control. Embodiments include a plurality of power generating resources operating within a control area; a plurality of power consuming loads; a power transmission network coupling the resources to the loads; and an energy management system (EMS) in communication with the resources and configured to control operation of the resources within the control area. The EMS is operative to: determine a control performance standard (CPS) green zone; operate an automatic generation control (AGC) system of the EMS in the determined CPS green zone; and output electricity to the loads from the resources under the control of the AGC of the EMS operating in the green zone. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for power distribution operated under automatic generation control (AGC) based on reliability based control (RBC) green zone control. Embodiments include a plurality of power generating resources operating within a control area; a plurality of power consuming loads; a power transmission network coupling the resources to the loads; and an energy management system (EMS) in communication with the resources and configured to control operation of the resources within the control area, wherein the EMS is operative to: determine a reliability based control (RBC) green zone; operate an automatic generation control (AGC) system of the EMS within the determined RBC green zone; and output electricity to the loads from the resources under the control of the AGC of the EMS operating within the RBC green zone to correct area control error (ACE). Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) having a wind power management (WPM) system and using the WPM system for determining sensitivity values for a plurality of wind farms within the energy delivery system; maximizing wind power generation from the plurality of wind farms within a set of security limits defined based on the sensitivity values; minimizing wind power generation loss from the plurality of wind farms; determining wind farm security-priority groups; minimizing wind power generation production cost based on cost priority of the wind farms in each security-priority group; and minimizing wind power generation production cost based on energy bids for each wind farm in each security-priority group. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for power distribution during islanding conditions. Embodiments include power generating resources operating within a control area; power consuming loads; a power transmission network coupling the resources to the loads; and an energy management system in communication with the resources and configured to control operation of the resources within the control area. The energy management system is operative to divide the control area into a plurality of isolation areas in response to detecting that isolation areas have occurred within the control area, assign at least one of the resources to each of the isolation areas, disable operation of the control area, enable each of the isolation areas to operate as an island having automatic gain control, balance a generation level and load level for each isolation area, and use load frequency control to stabilize operation of each isolation area. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) having an automatic generation control (AGC) system including a load frequency control (LFC) module; executing two or more performance standard functions implemented within the LFC module using input data regarding the energy delivery system, wherein at least one of the performance standard functions is defined to be dependent upon another of the performance standard functions; and implementing corrections to the operation of the energy delivery system based upon solution results of executing the performance standard functions. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) having an automatic generation control (AGC) system including a load frequency control (LFC) module and an economic dispatch (ED) module; determining a regulation requirement based upon a predefined set of nested system control zones and a current area control error (ACE); determining regulation allocation based on a pre-defined set of gain factors associated with the nested system control zones; and implementing corrections to the operation of the energy delivery system based upon solution results of the determined regulation allocation. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for improved generation control for microgrids. Embodiments include providing a microgrid management system (MGMS) having a smart generation control (SGC) system in communication with a plurality of resources and loads, wherein the resources and loads are coupled to a microgrid transmission line that is couplable to a macrogid transmission line; performing prepressing of the resources; determining current frequency, interchange, schedule, and area control error (ACE); monitoring and controlling the microgrid based on a system mode, a control mode, and system status; deriving a set point for active power control of resources; and transmitting control commands. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) including a wind power management (WPM) system, the WPM system including a WPM application that includes a security constrained dynamic dispatch (SCDD) application; receiving input data within the SCCD application, the data including real time telemetry and dynamic unit parameters, schedule input data, and critical constraint data; validating the input data for consistency to avoid infeasibilities; pre-processing the validated input data to determine parameters including a total generation amount to be dispatched; formulating an optimization model based on the parameters and data structures storing the validated input data; executing an optimization process on the optimization model to compute a solution; post-processing the solution to determine economic basepoints; and using the determined economic basepoints in controlling operation of the energy delivery system

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) having an automatic generation control (AGC) system including a load frequency control (LFC) module; executing two or more performance standard functions implemented within the LFC module using input data regarding the energy delivery system, wherein at least one of the performance standard functions is defined to be dependent upon another of the performance standard functions; and implementing corrections to the operation of the energy delivery system based upon solution results of executing the performance standard functions. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) having an automatic generation control (AGC) system including a load frequency control (LFC) module and an economic dispatch (ED) module; determining a regulation requirement based upon a predefined set of nested system control zones and a current area control error (ACE); determining regulation allocation based on a pre-defined set of gain factors associated with the nested system control zones; and implementing corrections to the operation of the energy delivery system based upon solution results of the determined regulation allocation. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) having a wind power management (WPM) system and using the WPM system for determining sensitivity values for a plurality of wind farms within the energy delivery system; maximizing wind power generation from the plurality of wind farms within a set of security limits defined based on the sensitivity values; minimizing wind power generation loss from the plurality of wind farms; determining wind farm security-priority groups; minimizing wind power generation production cost based on cost priority of the wind farms in each security-priority group; and minimizing wind power generation production cost based on energy bids for each wind farm in each security-priority group. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method and system for energy management in a power system. Target performance standards are calculated and used to measure performance and to comply with regulatory performance standards. The target performance standards are based on probability theory and are used to control power generation. The amount of corrective power necessary is based on the calculated target performance standards and the deviations of current performance values from the target standards.

Abstract: A method for controlling a power system control area according to a first and a second control performance standard, wherein operation of the control area determines area control parameter values.

Abstract: A system (400) and method for controlling an operation of an electrical power network (420) is described. The method includes configuring an allowable performance of an electrical power network over a predetermined time period as a probability expression comprising a historical term and a future term having an electrical power network operating condition variable. The method also includes calculating a network performance target value (300) according to the probability expression by using a historical electrical power network operating condition value for the electrical power network operating condition variable. The method further includes using the performance target value for controlling the electrical power network effective to achieve the allowable performance. The system includes a database (406), a processor (404) coupled to the database, and a monitoring and control module (410) coupled to the processor.

Abstract: A method for controlling a power system control area according to a first and a second control performance standard, wherein operation of the control area determines area control parameter values.