Proportional Load Following or PLF (Optional)
Use of this optional column for hydro shaping will produce a hydro capability that follows load in proportion to the Shape Factor, however residual demand variation will fall where it may. This method will generally produce a more stable hourly hydro pattern than the default shaping method, especially when the daily hydro energy available from a hydro set is close to the energy needed to hit the shaping target.
Allowable inputs are TRUE or FALSE.
The calculation used in this method is:
Hydro Generation = (1 + Shape Factor * (hourly demand – average daily demand) / (average daily demand)) * average daily generation
This method is also used in the general shaping method when there is insufficient hydro energy to meet an hourly shape target profile.
NOTE: This column cannot contain time series references.
Proportional Load Following Column
