Short-cut design of small hydroelectric plants

Voros, NG; Kiranoudis, CT; Maroulis, ZB

dc.contributor.author	Voros, NG	en
dc.contributor.author	Kiranoudis, CT	en
dc.contributor.author	Maroulis, ZB	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:15:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:15:52Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0960-1481	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13790
dc.subject	Economic Benefit	en
dc.subject	Empirical Model	en
dc.subject	Mathematical Programming	en
dc.subject	Cost of Electricity	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.title	Short-cut design of small hydroelectric plants	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0960-1481(99)00083-X	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0960-1481(99)00083-X	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	The problem of designing small hydroelectric plants has been properly analysed and addressed in terms of maximizing the economic benefits of the investment. An appropriate empirical model describing hydroturbine efficiency was developed. An overall plant model was introduced by taking into account their construction characteristics and operational performance. The hydrogeographical characteristics for a wide range of sites have been appropriately analyzed and a model that involves significant physical parameters has been developed. The design problem was formulated as a mathematical programming problem, and solved using appropriate programming techniques. The optimization covered a wide range of site characteristics and three types of commercially available hydroturbines. The methodology introduced an empirical short-cut design equation for the determination of the optimum nominal flowrate of the hydroturbines and the estimation of the expected unit cost of electricity produced, as well as of the potential amount of annually recovered energy. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	RENEWABLE ENERGY	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0960-1481(99)00083-X	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000083671200005	en
dc.identifier.volume	19	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	545	en
dc.identifier.epage	563	en