In the article, experiences of developed countries in introducing mobile solar and garland micro- hydroelectric power plants mountain regions cannot be directly applied to conditions Uzbekistan. Kosonsoy district, located east Uzbekistan, belongs mountainous regions. Mobile micro-hydroelectric plant is an acceptable option for electricity supply small consumers district. Preliminary data, drawi...

This article first of all presents an innovative application of Real-Time Simulation Monitoring (RTSM), defined hereafter as “hydro-cloning”, developed by Power Vision Engineering. Second, a successful implementation of hydro-cloning is presented for the 170 MW La Bâtiaz hydroelectric power plant, HPP, owned and operated by Electricité d’Emosson SA, in the Canton of Wallis, Switzerland. The “Hy...

This work focuses on the deterministic optimization of short-term scheduling for hydroelectric power generation. The proposed methodology builds on a detailed mathematical programming model by considering the topological, reservoir, and plant constraints, and by representing the hydro production by an accurate function. The formulation results in a non-convex MINLP problem. A deterministic opti...

The aim of this study was to identify and make an initial accounting of the ecosystem services of the hydroelectric power generation plant, UHE Carlos Botelho (Itirapina Municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil), and its most extensive wetlands total of 2,640 ha and also identify the drivers of change of these services. Twenty (20) ecosystem services were identified and the estimated quantitative ...

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.

Hydroelectric power plants’ operational decisions are associated with several factors, such as generation planning, water availability and dam safety. One major challenge is to control the spillage from reservoir. Although this action represents a loss of energy production, it powerful strategy regulate reservoir level, ensuring dam’s The decision use must be made in advance based on level dema...

In this paper, the performance of constrained Generalized Predictive Control (CGPC) is investigated on a comprehensive non-linear multivariable simulation of the Dinorwig pumped-storage hydroelectric power station. The responses of the system are compared with those of the classic PI controller, as currently implemented on the plant. The results show that CGPC offers significantly better perfor...

Close to the border with Sudan, Ethiopia is currently building the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa with a storage volume corresponding to approximately 1.5 years of the mean discharges of the Blue Nile. This endeavor is controversially debated in the public and the scientific literature. Contributing to this discussion, by shading some light on climate change issues, an eco-hydrolog...