@article{JostGroteMoellenbrucketal.2014, author = {Jost, Michael and Grote, Wolfgang and M{\"o}llenbruck, Florian and M{\"o}nnigmann, Martin}, title = {Plant-wide control of a parabolic trough power plant with thermal energy storage}, series = {IFAC Proceedings Volumes}, volume = {47}, journal = {IFAC Proceedings Volumes}, number = {3}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {2589-3653}, doi = {10.3182/20140824-6-ZA-1003.00879}, pages = {419 -- 425}, year = {2014}, abstract = {We present a control scheme for a parabolic trough power plant that is equipped with a molten salt thermal energy storage system. We show that the multivariable control problem for the solar field can be decoupled by controlling the three way valve that splits the heat transfer fluid between the storage system and the steam generator. The steam generation cycle is regulated with inlet pressure control. The subsystems of the plant are modeled based on first principles, where we focus on the steam generation cycle. A multi-group extraction turbine with pre- and reheater is considered, which is suitable for solar power plants. We demonstrate the benefits of the proposed control scheme with a day-to-day simulation.}, language = {en} } @article{GroteKastsianMoennigmann2013, author = {Grote, Wolfgang and Kastsian, Darya and M{\"o}nnigmann, Martin}, title = {Guaranteed stability in optimal power generation dispatching under uncertainty}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Power Systems}, volume = {28}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Power Systems}, number = {2}, publisher = {IEEE}, issn = {1558-0679}, doi = {10.1109/TPWRS.2012.2207970}, pages = {1103 -- 1112}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Stability and cost optimality of power generation and supply systems must not be considered independently from one another. Simple examples show that optimizing cost without considering stability may result in modes of operation that, while economically optimal, are unstable. We demonstrate that stability, robustness, and optimality can be considered systematically and simultaneously by combining bifurcation theory and nonlinear optimization. Essentially, the proposed method enforces a backoff distance between the optimal point of operation and operational or stability boundaries in the space of the optimization variables, where bifurcation theory is used to describe nonlinear stability boundaries.}, language = {en} } @article{MierMoellenbruckJostetal.2015, author = {Mier, Dominik and M{\"o}llenbruck, Florian and Jost, Michael and Grote, Wolfgang and M{\"o}nnigmann, Martin}, title = {Model predictive control of the steam cycle in a solar power plant}, series = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, volume = {48}, journal = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, number = {8}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {2405-8963}, doi = {10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.09.052}, pages = {710 -- 715}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We derive a nonlinear model of the steam cycle of a solar power plant, estimate its unknown parameters with measured data, and design a linear model predictive controller based on the resulting model. Simulations show that the linear model predictive controller is able to regulate the electrical power of the nonlinear steam process of the plant to a given reference trajectory very well. Moreover, it results in very good disturbance rejection.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{GroteKastsianMoennigmann2011, author = {Grote, Wolfgang and Kastsian, Darya and M{\"o}nnigmann, Martin}, title = {Optimal power system unit commitment with guaranteed local stability}, series = {Proceedings of the 2011 American Control Conference}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2011 American Control Conference}, publisher = {IEEE}, issn = {2378-5861}, doi = {10.1109/ACC.2011.5991058}, pages = {4526 -- 4531}, year = {2011}, abstract = {This article deals with the cost optimal commitment of power systems. System stability is often only considered after solving the commitment problem. We show by example that a cost optimization may result in a mode of operation that, while economically optimal, is unstable or has otherwise unacceptable dynamics. As a remedy, we propose to use the so-called normal vector method, which has been developed for the optimization of nonlinear dynamical systems with stability boundaries and uncertain parameters. We apply the method to a small sample power grid, where the optimization goal is to minimize the energy production costs for a given power consumption.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{NielsenLeithnerQietal.2011, author = {Nielsen, L. and Leithner, R. and Qi, D. and Grote, Wolfgang and Kastsian, Darya and M{\"o}nnigmann, Martin}, title = {Isobares GuD - Druckluftspeicherkraftwerk mit W{\"a}rmespeicher}, series = {Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES 2011), Berlin. 2011}, booktitle = {Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES 2011), Berlin. 2011}, address = {Berlin}, year = {2011}, language = {de} }