Saudi Arabian Grid Code May 2024
Para. 0.05Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Saudi Electricity Regulatory Authority (sera.gov.sa)
Hz, except for Renewable
Resource Generating Units unless Frequency Regulation is activated
on request of the TSP.
(v)
The Generator may only restrict the Governor action in some
exceptional circumstances, to be agreed with the TSP in advance,
when doing so becomes essential for any of the following situations:
(a)
for the Safety of personnel and/or to avoid damage to Plant;
(b)
to secure the Reliability of the Generating Unit;
(c)
the restriction is agreed between the TSP and the Generator in
advance;
(d)
the restriction is in accordance with a Dispatch Instruction
issued by the TSP.
Such actions shall be brought to the notice of the TSP immediately,
and the TSP shall record them properly.
4.4.3.3 Frequency Control of Power Park Modules
(i) To maintain Frequency Regulation capability in the Transmission System, Power
Park Modules are required to comply with the provisions of this section at all
times unless permitted in exceptional circumstances as laid down in (v) below.
(ii) Power Park Modules when connected to the Transmission System shall operate
at all times under the control of a Frequency Regulation, unless otherwise
specified by the TSP, with characteristics within the appropriate ranges as
specified in Chapter 2: Connection Code;
(iii) No time delays other than those necessarily inherent in the design of the
Frequency Control shall be introduced;
(iv) Frequency sensitivity shall be activated for any frequency deviations exceeding ±
0.05 Hz, except for Renewable Resource Generating Units when Frequency
Regulation service is not activated on request of the TSP.
Chapter 4 - Operating Code
The Saudi Arabian Grid Code
Updated Version: May 2024
(v) The Power Park Modules may only restrict the Frequency Control Action in some
exceptional circumstances, to be agreed with the TSP in advance, when doing so
becomes essential for any of the following situations:
(a) for the Safety of personnel and/or to avoid damage to Plant;
(b) to secure the Reliability of the Power Park Modules;
(c) the restriction is agreed upon between the TSP and the Generator in
advance;
(d) The restriction is in accordance with a Dispatch Instruction issued by the
TSP.
Such actions shall be brought to the notice of the TSP immediately, and the TSP shall
record them properly.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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