The impact of variable demand upon the performance of a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1956-1965

  Bass, Robert J ^a   Malalasekera, Weeratunge ^a   Willmot, Peter ^a   Versteeg, Henk K ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCGT; Electricity demand; Energy; Wind energy integration

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDES; WIND POWER;

CCGT; COLD START; COMBINED CYCLE GAS TURBINE; DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS; ELECTRICITY DEMAND; ENERGY; MEASURED DATA; NOX EMISSIONS; OPERATING MODES; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS; OVER CAPACITY; STEP CHANGES; VARIABLE DEMANDS; WIND ENERGY INTEGRATION;

FUELS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN OXIDES; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 79952817367     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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