EE-456 Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units

Summary

Master Lecture on the different layouts of hydropower plants. Detailing the specification of generating units (with Pelton, Francis, Kaplan and Bulb turbines), and pumped-storage hydropower plants (reversible and ternary units).

Content

  • Introduction to hydropower and statistics
  • layout of hydropower plants. storage and run-of-the river power plant
  • Integrating new renewable energy with pumped storage power plants
  • Type of Machines
  • Global quantities and Energy losses
  • Power balance
  • Velocity triangles and Euler equation
  • Turbine and Pump hydraulic Characteristics
  • Sustainability of hydropower technology