Title :
Small hydro power plant analysis and development
Author :
Wijesinghe, Anuradha ; Lai, Loi Lei
Author_Institution :
City Univ. London, London, UK
Abstract :
Small Hydro Power (SHP) plants have many advantages over large scale hydropower generation. SHP has been identified as a good alternative to conventional electricity generation for many developing countries around the world. Run-of-the river type SHP plants contain considerable economic advantages. However these are affected by various technical and economic challenges. In this paper an economic analysis and development of a small hydro power plant is presented.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; hydroelectric power stations; power generation economics; SHP; economic analysis; electricity generation; hydropower generation; small hydro power plant; Generators; Mathematical model; Rivers; Rotors; Turbines; Voltage measurement; Run-of-the river type; Small Hydro Power; pelton turbine;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Utility Deregulation and Restructuring and Power Technologies (DRPT), 2011 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Weihai, Shandong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0364-5
DOI :
10.1109/DRPT.2011.5993857
