Contribution of Small Hydropower Plants in Regulation of Electric Energy Balance in Power System

摘要

The analysis of generating capacities structure and features of operating modes of the Ukraine combined power system is fulfilled. Priorities of hydropower development in Ukraine are highlighted, among them the important role is assigned to small hydroelectric power plants in providing power reserve of power systems. In order to determine the optimal distribution of small hydroelectric power plants power in order to cover the requirements of the power system load, the forecasting of electric power system load with the use of a multi-layered artificial neural network was fulfilled. The power of generators for small hydroelectric power plants to provide conditions for optimal load coverage in the power grid were determined.