Technical and economic analysis of a micro hydro plant — a case study

Author

Roque, António ; Sousa, Duarte M. ; Casimiro, Cláudio ; Margato, Elmano

Author_Institution

ESTSetubal Campus, Inst. Politec. de Setubal, Estefanilha, Portugal

fYear

2010

fDate

23-25 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The hydro power plants with generated power less than 10 MW are becoming more attractive considering both technical - economic aspects and environmental issues. The profits obtained with electrical energy production using this renewable primary energy source come from economic savings in the case of self consumption or financial incomes when electrical energy is delivered to the utility and sold. Additionally, this type of energy production is environmentally friendly, contributes toward gas emission and global warming reductions and can be used to regulate the watercourses. This paper presents an overview of available technical solutions to be used in micro-hydro power plants and proposes suitable equipment for a particular solution, based on average values of water fall and water flow. An economic analysis of the considered power plant is also presented.

Keywords

hydroelectric power stations; hydrothermal power systems; power generation economics; renewable energy sources; economic savings; electrical energy production; financial incomes; gas emission; global warming reductions; micro hydro power plant economic analysis; power 10 MW; renewable primary energy source; water fall; water flow; Artificial neural networks; Converters; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; MOSFET circuits; Silicon carbide; Hydro power Plant; Micro-generation; Renewable Energy; Technical and Economic Analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Market (EEM), 2010 7th International Conference on the European

Conference_Location

Madrid

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6838-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EEM.2010.5558735

Filename

5558735