Development of the model and improvement of the method of automated control of steam turbine parameters to minimize the power imbalance in the energy system to increase its efficiency

The object of research is the process of regulating power imbalances due to automated control of steam turbine parameters. The work solves the problem of minimizing power imbalances in the electric power system by developing a model of automated control of steam turbine parameters. This will ensure high-quality regulation of frequency and power, increase the efficiency and stability of the electric power system, and provide a new management method for reliable power supply to consumers. The paper analyzes existing models and methods of power imbalance regulation, develops a dynamic model of automated control of K-300-240 steam turbines, which includes a mechanical-hydraulic system, a steam boiler and a steam superheater. As a result of the study, an improved power regulation method was proposed, which ensures efficient operation of the electric power system. The evaluation of the effectiveness of the regulation of imbalances was carried out on the basis of the proposed criterion of the efficiency of electricity supply and consumption, which is based on the convolution of partial criteria into the general criterion of the efficiency of electricity supply. The following criteria were proposed as partial criteria for electricity supply and consumption: volume criterion, quality criterion, and electricity supply efficiency criterion. The research results indicate the need for a reserve on each steam turbine in the amount of 10 % of its nominal power, which is explained by the assessment of the efficiency of electricity supply among the considered modes of operation of the systems. The presence of a power reserve on each steam turbine in the amount of 10 % of their nominal power ensures the most efficient power supply within the considered modes of operation of the power system, taking into account disturbances and as an imbalance of power generation and power consumption. The obtained research results can be applied in the strategy of primary regulation of power imbalances in the electric power system, thanks to the creation of a power reserve in the amount of 10 % of the nominal power on each steam turbine, and the organization of automated control of steam turbine parameters.