A comprehensive overview of new designs in the hydraulic, electrical equipments and controllers of mini hydro power plants making it cost effective technology

Laghari, J.A. and Mokhlis, Hazlie and Bakar, A.H.A. and Mohammad, H. (2013) A comprehensive overview of new designs in the hydraulic, electrical equipments and controllers of mini hydro power plants making it cost effective technology. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 20. pp. 279-293. ISSN 1364-0321, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.002.

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Abstract

Implementations of mini hydro schemes with conventional hydraulic, electrical equipment's and controllers have proven very expensive and uneconomical. Many developing countries that are in need of rural electrification have encountered economical problem when setting up these mini hydro schemes. To address this problem, alternative options and new designs of these equipment's have been explored by many researchers around the world. The application of these new designs would reduce the overall cost of mini hydro development and would help in making it a cost effective technology. These new designs will also help developing countries to provide electricity to rural areas or remote regions where interconnection of transmission line from the electrical grid is uneconomical. The new designs can also be an enabling factor in boosting up electricity generation using a renewable energy source. This paper provides survey of all these alternative options and new designs in the controller, hydraulic turbine and generators that have been implemented in different countries of the world.

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Additional Information: Export Date: 17 April 2013 Source: Scopus CODEN: RSERF :doi 10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.002 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Laghari, J.A.; Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; email: javedahmedleghari@gmail.com References: Paish, O., Small hydro power: Technology and current status (2002) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 6 (6), pp. 537-556. , DOI 10.1016/S1364-0321(02)00006-0, PII S1364032102000060; Alexander, K.V., Giddens, E.P., Fuller, A.M., Radial- and mixed-flow turbines for low head microhydro systems (2009) Renewable Energy, 34, pp. 1885-1894; Alexander, K.V., Giddens, E.P., Microhydro: Cost-effective, modular systems for low heads (2008) Renewable Energy, 33 (6), pp. 1379-1391. , DOI 10.1016/j.renene.2007.06.026, PII S0960148107002364; Alexander, K.V., Giddens, E.P., Fuller, A.M., Axial-flow turbines for low head microhydro systems (2009) Renewable Energy, 34, pp. 35-47; 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Uncontrolled Keywords: Intelligent controllers, New design in propeller turbine, Pump as turbine (PAT), Six-phase synchronous generator, Three-phase and six-phase induction generator, Cost-effective technology, Economical problems, Electrical equipment, Electrical grids, Electricity generation, Mini-hydro, New design, Overall costs, Propeller turbines, Pump as turbine, Remote regions, Renewable energy source, Rural electrification, Six-phase, Asynchronous generators, Controllers, Cost effectiveness, Developing countries, Electric generators, Equipment, Hydraulic machinery, Hydraulic motors, Renewable energy resources, Rural areas, Synchronous generators, Design.
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User: Mr Jenal S
Date Deposited: 15 Jul 2013 00:57
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2019 09:02
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/7792

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