Small Hydro Power Plants
Course title: Small Hydro Power Plants
Code: 3ФЕИТ04Л011
Number of credits (ECTS): 6
Weekly number of classes: 3+2+0+0
Prerequisite for enrollment of the subject: None
Course Goals (acquired competencies): Obtaining professional knowledge for designing of technical documentation for construction of the small hydro components, specification and selection of the electrical part of the plant and connection to the grid.
Total available number of classes: 180
Course Syllabus: Small Hydro Power plants (SHPP), classification, importance. Small hydro plants in run-of-river schemes. Small hydro plants in fast running mountain river-flows. Intakes and hydro-technical parts. Powerhouses. Types of turbine wheels. Types of generators. Electrical equipment. Earthing and lightning protection. Control and monitoring. Rehabilitation of old power plants. Project design of the electrical part. Tender specifications for SHPP.
Literature:
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Required Literature |
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No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
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1 |
V. Fustik |
Small Hydro Power Plants |
FEIT |
2006 |
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2 |
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 |
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Additional Literature |
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No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
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1 |
Godfrey Boyle |
Renewable Energy |
Oxford |
2004 |
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2 |
Nick Jenkins et al. |
Embeded Generation |
IEE |
2000 |
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3 |
J.-M. Chapallaz & P. Eichenberger |
Petites Centrales Hydrauliques |
PACER - CH |
1995 |
