Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units
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Summary
Master Lecture on the general layout of a hydropower plant. Detailing the specification of Pelton, Francis, Kaplan and Bulb turbines, Storage pumps and Reversible pump-turbines.
Content
- Introduction to hydropower
- layout of hydropower plants. storage and run-of-the river power plant
- Electricity Data
- 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
- Model Testing
Keywords
Hydropower plant, hydraulic Turbine, storage pump and pump-turbine
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Introduction to electrical engineering, Physics
Conversion d'énergie
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Assess / Evaluate Capacity of a Hydropower Plant
- Specify the type of generating or pumping unit
Transversal skills
- Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
- Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
Teaching methods
ex cathedra lectures with working case studies and exercices
Expected student activities
attendance at lectures completing exercises and reading written material
Assessment methods
written exam
Resources
Ressources en bibliothèque
Notes/Handbook
slides handout
Moodle Link
Prerequisite for
Electromechanical conversion
master project
Dans les plans d'études
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units
- Cours: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units
- Cours: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units
- Cours: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units
- Cours: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel