Minimum Down Time definition

Minimum Down Time has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff.
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Minimum Down Time means the minimum number of hours under normal operating conditions between unit shutdown and unit startup, calculated as the shortest time difference between the unit’s generator breaker opening and after the unit’s generator breaker closure, which is typically indicated by telemetered or aggregated State Estimator megawatts greater than zero. For combined cycle units, “Minimum Down Time” shall mean the minimum number of hours between the last generator breaker opening and after first combustion turbine generator breaker closure, which is typically indicated by telemetered or aggregated State Estimator megawatts greater than zero.
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Minimum Down Time. For all generating units that are not combined cycle units, “
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Examples of Minimum Down Time in a sentence

  • Call Quantities shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) no individual Unit Call Quantity nomination schedule can change by more than its response rate (set forth in Schedule A hereto); and (ii) Minimum Capacity and Minimum Down Time (set forth in Schedule A hereto), must be adhered to in the nomination of Call Quantities (e.g. to adhere to the Minimum Down Time, if a Call Quantity is scheduled to zero, the Call Quantity cannot exceed zero again until the Minimum Down Time is met.

  • Dispatchable Generator is any DNE Dispatchable Generator that meets the following criteria: (i) Minimum Run Time does not exceed one hour; (ii) Minimum Down Time does not exceed one hour; and (iii) cold Notification Time plus cold Start-Up Time does not exceed 30 minutes.

  • Minimum Down Time is the number of hours that must elapse after a Generator Asset has been released for shutdown at or below its Economic Minimum Limit before the Generator Asset can be brought online and be released for dispatch at its Economic Minimum Limit.

  • MW Minimum Down Time This is the minimum time that needs to pass before a Unit that has been desynchronized from the IES can begin to be restarted.


More Definitions of Minimum Down Time

Minimum Down Time means the amount of time that a Unit must stay off-line after a Shut-Down prior to the next Start-Up, as specified in Appendix II (Operational Limitations).
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Minimum Down Time means the minimum shutdown duration that would be provided between de-synchronization and synchronization of a generator under SCUC.
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Minimum Down Time means the minimum number of hours between the last generator breaker opening and after first combustion turbine generator breaker closure, which is typically indicated by telemetered or aggregated State Estimator megawatts greater than zero.
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Minimum Down Time. For all generating units that are not combined cycle units, “Minimum Down Time” shall mean the minimum number of hours under normal operating conditions between unit shutdown and unit startup, calculated as the shortest time difference between the unit’s generator breaker opening and after the unit’s generator breaker closure, which is typically indicated by telemetered or aggregated State Estimator megawatts greater than zero. For combined cycle units, “Minimum Down Time” shall mean the minimum number of hours between the last generator breaker opening and after first combustion turbine generator breaker closure, which is typically indicated by telemetered or aggregated State Estimator megawatts greater than zero.
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Minimum Down Time has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
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Minimum Down Time means the amount of time that the Facility must stay off-line after a shutdown prior to the next Start-Up, as further described in Appendix J (Operating Characteristics).
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Minimum Down Time has the meaning set forth in the Tariff. To the extent this Tariff definition refers to or is applicable to a generation resource, such definition shall apply to the Storage Unit(s) as if the Storage Unit(s) are generation resources; provided, it shall only apply to the Storage Unit(s)’ ability to discharge energy and for instances where the Storage Unit(s) are discharging energy.
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