Hydro Power

Skills transfered

• Understand the functionality of a run-of-river hydropower installation
• Understand the purpose & functionality of the electro-mechanical components making up a hydropower installation
• Understand the concept of head and head loss, and the difference between static and dynamic pressure
• Calculate from theory the optimum turbine and generator operating conditions and observe how these can be adjusted in practice to reach the optimum
• Measure water flow rate and pressure and calculate power input
• Measure the generated current and voltage and calculate power output
• Calculate system efficiency
• Record how current, voltage & turbine rotational speed vary as electrical load is varied and plot a power curve