Modular small hydro configuration

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5990263

The Modular Small Hydro Configuration has been conceived and structured to address a selected fraction of the overall hydropower development market. In particular, smaller sites - those under 750 kilowatts, which previously were not attractive to develop using equipment intended for application at larger scale sites, have been the focal point in the conception of this system. This system utilizes standard industrial components which are generally available within short procurement times. Such components have been integrated into a development scheme for sites having 20 feet to 150 feet of head. The Modular Small Hydro Configuration maximizes the use of available components and minimizes modification of existing civil works. A key aspect of the development concept is the use of a vertical turbine multi-stage pump, used in the reverse mode as a hydraulic turbine. The configuration allows for automated operation and control of the hydroelectric facilities with sufficient flexibility for inclusion of potential hydroelectric sites into dispersed storage and generation (DSG) utility grid systems. The Modular Small Hydro Configuration provides an additional tool to the hydroelectric engineer for development of this significant renewable energy resource.

• Research Organization: Fraser (J.Kenneth) and Associates, Rensselaer, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5990263
• Report Number(s): NYSERDA-81-16; ON: DE82900942
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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13 HYDRO ENERGY
130300* -- Hydro Energy-- Plant Design & Operation
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
HYDRAULIC TURBINES
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
MACHINERY
OPERATION
PENSTOCKS
PIPES
POWER PLANTS
PUMP TURBINES
REGULATIONS
SITE SELECTION
SMALL-SCALE HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY