Adjustable speed operation of a hydropower plant associated to an irrigation reservoir
| Autor: | Luis Maroto, Juan I. Pérez, José R. Wilhelmi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Engineering
Irrigation Hydraulics 020209 energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences 7. Clean energy Turbine Civil engineering Automotive engineering law.invention law Hydroelectricity Range (aeronautics) 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Hydropower 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Emphasis (telecommunications) Ingeniería Civil y de la Construcción Fuel Technology Nuclear Energy and Engineering business Energy (signal processing) |
| Zdroj: | Energy Conversion and Management, ISSN 0196-8904, 2008-11, Vol. 49, No. 11 Archivo Digital UPM Universidad Politécnica de Madrid |
| ISSN: | 0196-8904 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.06.023 |
| Popis: | This paper deals with the issue of adjustable speed operation (ASO) of hydropower plants. The main idea of this technique is to allow the turbine speed to change in accordance with hydraulic conditions, thus improving the overall unit efficiency. General technical aspects of ASO are further discussed with special emphasis on the energy and operational benefits that may potentially result from its application. In order to assess these benefits, annual operation of a hydropower plant associated to an irrigation reservoir has been simulated under different scenarios, with both adjustable and fixed speed. Turbine operating range proved to be wider with ASO. In addition, simulation results confirm that considerable energy gains are expected to be obtained. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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