Accurate simulation of hydraulic transients is crucial and complicated in the design of hydropower station and pumped storage power station. In this paper, key technologies for hydraulic transient simulation calculation in complex water conveyance system were studied. The structural matrix method with advantages of high accuracy and fast speed for numerical calculation was introduced. Complicated elements in the conveyance system were refined, such as high precision simulation of differential surge chamber, simulation of long and narrow upper chamber, new interpolation method for characteristic curve of pumped storage unit. Based on Jinping II hydropower station with special long headrace system and differential surge chamber, Baihetan hydropower station with complex tailrace system and large surge chamber and Xianyou pumped storage power station with complex unit characteristics and various working conditions, the application of the simulation software HYSIM in field test and inversion calculation was illustrated. The paper providing references for the design of similar projects.
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