Overview

Small and Micro Hydropower Plants: Innovative Design and Engineering is a guidebook for reliable and sustainable solutions relating to the design of small scale hydroelectric systems. It presents the most recent knowledge on all aspects of small hydropower engineering, thus forming a comprehensive collection of modern and innovative technologies and practices. Different types of weir and water intakes are discussed, along with hydrology aspects like discharge estimation and measurement. The book explores the latest advances in turbine, gear boxes, belt drives, generators and remote control, critically assessing and comparing their viability for commercial application. Finally, the book considers social aspects like community negotiation, environmental aspects like ecological flow, fish bypassing and climate change impacts. Engineering researchers, advanced graduate students and practitioners working in small and micro hydropower will find this book to be a valuable resource on designing and improving these systems.

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Author:   Bernhard Pelikan (Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
ISBN:  

9780128161241

ISBN 10:   0128161248
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   01 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Hydrology Discharge estimation in ungauged and small catchments New technologies in discharge measurements Weirs and Water intakes High head Low head Water ways Turbines Mini and micro turbines Compact turbines Water wheels Archimedic screws Pump-as-turbine Gear boxes and belt drives Generators Variable speed Low speed Remote control Simple Robust Environment Ecological flow (calculation and estimation methods) Fish bypassing (latest technologies and developments) Climate Change impacts Engineering Tools for project selection Hydraulic simulation Making use of GIS Engineering procedure Project structuring and development Community involvement negotiation and mediation Information Communication Contracts Economics Costs calculation tools Rentability estimation tools Financing options Policy and regulation Legal framework conditions Support tools Target-aspects of regulation Operation Tools Remote supervision and maintenance Case studies

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Bernhard Pelikan is a lecturer and researcher in the Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna. He is also a legal advisor for hydropower exploitation and flood protection, lecturer at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Vienna and at TGM Vienna. For over three decades he has been the CEO of an engineering and consulting company focusing on small hydropower development. He currently owns, manages and run an Austrian small hydropower plant along with a partner.

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