STUDY ON RULE CURVE DEVELOPMENT FOR HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER (HEP) DAM OPERATION. CASE STUDY: MURUM HEP DAM

Authors

  • Gregory Titus
  • Frederik Josep Putuhena

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/jcest.305.2016

Abstract

An operation rule curve of a dam provides specific on the target elevation of the

reservoir. This can vary throughout the year. This is an indication to the reservoir operator of

activities to conduct for various situations involving reservoir and the hydrologic conditions.

This rule curve shall apply to Murum dam solely for power generation purpose. The

decisions on when and how much to release will impact the ability to pass a flood as well as

hydropower capacity. The main objective of this research is to select the most suitable

method and to develop the operation rule curves for Murum dam primarily for hydropower

generation. A trial-and-error method has been selected for this study. Reservoir operation

modeling and simulation have been commenced using historical rainfall data, after runoff

was generated by rainfall runoff modellings. Three (3) simulations are conducted for

developing the operation rule curves. They are rule curve according to Sarawak Energy

Berhad’s requirement, ideal rule curve and mean rule curve. All three sets of rule curves are

successfully developed using turbine discharges of the dam as the parameters and to achieve

the target firm energy generation of 635MW.

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Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

Titus, G., & Putuhena, F. J. (2016). STUDY ON RULE CURVE DEVELOPMENT FOR HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER (HEP) DAM OPERATION. CASE STUDY: MURUM HEP DAM. Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology, 7(2), 58–67. https://doi.org/10.33736/jcest.305.2016