Small Hydro Power Plants
Course title: Small Hydro Power Plants
Code: FEIT04L015
Number of credits (ECTS): 6
Weekly number of classes: 3+1+1+0
Prerequisite for enrollment of the subject: Taken course: Production of electricity, Distribution Plant, Project Management
Course goals/Competences: Obtaining an expert's knowledge for design of the technical documentation for construction of the small power plants, electrical equipment selection and connection to the grid.
Total available number of classes: 180
Curriculum: Small Hydro Power Plants (SHPP), classification, importance. SHPP on the river's waterflow. SHPP on mountain high level waterflows. Water intakes and waterways for SHPP. Powerhouse for SHPP. Turbine's types for SHPP. Generators for SHPP. Control and monitoring of the SHPP. Rehabilitation of the SHPP. Design of the electrical part of the SHPP. Tender specification for SHPP.
Literature:
Literature |
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Compulsory literature |
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No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
Thematic Network on Small hydropower -TNSHP |
Guide on How to Develop a Small Hydropower Plant, Part 1 and 2 |
European Small Hydropower Association - ESHA (Belgium) |
2004 |
2 |
V. Fushtikj |
Small Hydro Power Plants, internal script |
ECRP, FEIT |
2006 |
Further literature |
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No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
G. Tanno |
Pico- Kraftwerke |
INFOENERGIE |
2000 |
2 |
J.-M. Chapallaz & P. Eichenberger |
Petites Centrales Hydrauliques |
PACER - CH |
1995 |