Water and Hydro Power

Fluid Mechanics , Pumps , Piping , and Hydro Power

Design of Micro - Hydro - Electric Power Station

Micro-hydro-electric power is both an efficient and reliable formof clean source of renewable energy. It can be an excellent method of harnessing renewable energy from small rivers and streams. The micro-hydro project designed to be a run -of-river type, because it requires very little or no reservoir in order to power the turbine. The water will run straight through the turbine and back into t...

Optimization of Hydro-Power Plants for Generation

A decision support system is presented that addresses optimal unit dispatch and load allocation in a multi-unit hydroelectric plant. The concept behind the optimization approach is explained. Estimates of the improvements this system can provide over existing plant operational methodologies are provided. Actual use of this system has provided gains of over 2% in plant performance.

Surge Tank Design Considerations for Controlling Water Hammer Effects at Hydro-electric Power Plants

A theoretical analysis based on some design considerations for surge tanks is carried out. The effects of different parameters such as the friction losses coefficient and the surge tank cross-sectional area on the water surface oscillations tank and the total discharge are investigated. System of non-linear ordinary differential equations are numerically solved and manipulated. Results show tha...

Modeling Hydro Power Plants and Tuning Hydro Governors as an Educational Guideline

Appropriate modeling of components and related controllers are very significant in studying dynamic performance of power systems. In this paper, an educational procedure for modeling, simulation, and governor tuning of hydro power plants is presented. Different existing dynamic models of hydro plant components are reviewed. The procedure for calculating the required parameters from real plant d...