LU Qiang, MI Wen-chao, LIU Gang, WANG Ji-fa, LUO Zhi-min, ZHANG Chi, QIN Hui, JIANG Zhi-qiang, XU Yan-he
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With the large-scale integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid, hydropower plants frequently undertake unit start-stop operations to satisfy deep peak-shaving requirements of the power grid. However, factors such as additional water consumption, equipment depreciation, maintenance expenses, and operational risks associated with these frequent start-stop operations are often overlooked, and plants must also bear potential penalty risks arising from start-stop failures. To address this issue, this study proposes an in-plant economic dispatch model that minimizes total generation flow while maintaining a fixed number of operating units. The model is solved via a dynamic programming algorithm, yielding an optimized zero start-stop peak-shaving scheme as an alternative to the frequent start-stop strategy used in practice. By comprehensively accounting for water consumption, equipment depreciation, maintenance costs, and operational risk, an economic-loss assessment method for a single start-stop cycle is established. Comparative analyses based on real operational scenarios quantify the economic-loss differences between the conventional start-stop and the proposed zero start-stop schemes. On this basis, an operational strategy that minimises economic losses is put forward, providing theoretical support and practical guidance for the economical, safe, and efficient operation of large-scale hydropower units under deep peak-shaving conditions.