Reliability assessment of generation systems containing multiple hydro plant using simulation techniques

Models and evaluation techniques based on Monte Carlo simulation are described for the reliability assessment of mixed hydro-thermal generation systems. The effects that system operating and water management policies have on the reliability indices are considered. These effects are described and discussed using the basic IEEE Reliability Test System (RTS) extended by additional hydro plant data. The outcome of these studies is an improved understanding of the effects that operational policies have on the behavior of mixed hydro-thermal systems and, in particular, an improved knowledge of the response of the RTS.>