Using SEM and EDS for material’s analysis of the small hydroelectric power plant: case study/ Utilizando MEV e EDS para análise do material de uma pequena central hidrelétrica: estudo de caso

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 70032-70050
Author(s):  
Gláucia Nolasco de Almeida Mello ◽  
Cynara Fiedler Bremer ◽  
Fernanda Gallotti Costa ◽  
Raissa Pinheiro Dutra
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Energy Dispersive Spectrometer ◽  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Alkali Aggregate Reaction ◽  
Isolated Points ◽  
Installed Capacity

Small Hydroelectric Power Plants (SHPPs) are hydroelectric of reduced size and power, i.e., less than thirteen square kilometres of reservoir area and power less than 30 MW (megawatts). SHPPs account for about 3.7% of all installed capacity of the Brazilian power generation system, which demonstrates their relevance in the national scenario. In addition to this function, SHPPs also influence the socioeconomic development of the region by helping to create direct and indirect jobs. In this context, the goal of this work was the microstructural analysis of the concrete of the dam of SHPP Ponte Queimada, installed in Rio Casca, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ponte Queimada was built in 1936; over the years it underwent some interventions and, currently, it undergoes a new intervention for maintenance and repairs. By means of visual inspection, the sites for collecting the samples were identified. The samples were analysed regarding the morphology and chemical composition of the concrete using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). Based on the collected samples, isolated points of occurrence of alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR) were identified. The observed samples, besides possessing chemical elements compatible with manifestations of AAR, also presented shapes that visually resemble to them. It was concluded that the use of SEM is an effective and relatively simple alternative for the identification of pathological manifestations that could compromise the durability of the structures, often allowing the determination of repair measures in anticipation of the prevention of future problems.

Project Risk Management in Hydropower Plant Projects

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weddy Bernadi Sudirman ◽  
Sarwono Hardjomuljadi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Time Delays ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydropower Plant ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Project Risk ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Installed Capacity ◽  
Hydropower Construction

The development of hydroelectric power plant is one of the efforts in utilising water resources for people’s welfare by generating the energy for electricity purpose. Nowadays, the installed capacity of hydro electric power plants is 3,529 MW from the total installed capacity 24,846 MW from various power plants owned by PT PLN (Persero) and the hydropower potential 75,000 MW all over Indonesia. Hydroelectric power plant has complex structures and involves large amounts of capital with a long-running construction period. This situation imposes uncertainty factors with considerably high risks. The construction phase is identified as a critical phase in hydropower projects where many unforeseen factors occur. Failure to manage project risks leads to significant problems for the client such as completion time delays and cost overruns. In order to prevent time delays and cost overruns in hydropower construction in PT PLN (Persero), the study on project risk management in the construction stage of hydropower plant projects had been conducted. The purpose of this study was to identify and measure the importance of construction risks and to determine the level of agreement or disagreement between the client, consultants and contractors on the ranking of construction risk in hydropower projects. The author selected the respondents from the clients, consultants and contractors’ personnel who had work experience in hydropower construction projects in PT PLN (Persero). JEL Classification: L74—Construction

Application of Intelligent Technological Systems in Order to Increase Efficiency of the Lock Chamber System in Hydro Power Plants

2015 ◽  
Vol 806 ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Vujović ◽  
Zdravko Krivokapić ◽  
Jelena Jovanović
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Real System ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Hydro Power ◽  
Lock Chamber ◽  
Levels Of Automation ◽  
Hydro Power Plants

The paper is a result of research at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Podgorica and represents the aspiration of authors to combine scientific and technical experience in order to achieve improvement in a real system. It is a complex system of lock chambers in a hydroelectric power plant. Based on a detailed analysis of the initial state, through the process modeling of complex real system, the authors identify possible areas where the intervening and applying modern systems with greater flexibility is necessary to achieve higher levels of automation. Also, proposed in the paper are measures for ensuring the security of information that rise system performance to a higher level compared to the competition and create an advantage in the global market.

Functional Analysis and Exergoeconomic Evaluation for the Combined Production of Electromechanical Power and Useful Heat of a Cogeneration Power Plant

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Washington Orlando Irrazabal Bohorquez ◽  
Joa˜o Roberto Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Electricity Market ◽  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Sugar Cane Bagasse ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
The Us ◽  
Electrical Generation

In the Ecuadorian electrical market, several sugar plants, which significantly participate in the local electricity market, are producing their own energy and commercializing the surplus to the electrical market. This study evaluates the integral use of the sugar cane bagasse for productive process on a Cogeneration Power Plant in an Ecuadorian Sugar Company [8]. The electrical generation based on biomass requires a great initial investment. The cost is around US$ 800/kW installed, twice the US$ 400/kW initial investment of conventional thermoelectric power plant and almost equal to the US$ 1,000/kW initial cost of hydroelectric power plant [5]. A thermoeconomic study was carried out on the production of electricity and the sales of the surplus of 27 MWe average produced by the power plant. An operational analysis was made using instantaneous values from the estimated curves of demand and generation of electricity. From the results, it was concluded that the generated electricity costs are 0.0443 US$/kWh, while the costs of the electricity from Fossil Power Plants (burning fuel oil, diesel fuel and natural gas) are in the range 0.03–0.15 US$/kWh and from Hydroelectric Plants are about 0.02 US$/kWh. Cogeneration power plants burning sugar cane bagasse could contribute to the mitigation of climatic change. This specific case study shows the reduction of the prospective emissions of greenhouse gases, around 55,188 ton of CO2 equivalent yearly for this cogeneration power plant.

Application of the contingent valuation method in a developing country: a case study of the Yusufeli Dam in northeast Turkey

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emre Alp ◽  
Ülkü Yetiş
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Valuation Method

Hydroelectric power plants and dams often play an important role in developing countries in terms of their contribution to economy. In accordance with the energy policies of Turkish Republic, Yusufeli Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant in Northeastern Turkey have been initiated. In this study, the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) was conducted in Yusufeli Village to determine the environmental costs of the Yusufeli Project. The purpose is to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) of Yusufeli Village residents for restoration of the environmental impacts of the dam project and also to investigate the underlying economic, psychological, and social motivations for WTP. WTP was calculated as US$761 per person which can further be used in the cost–benefit analysis. The results from the study suggest that application of the CVM in rural and urban areas located in the same region can show differences.

scholarly journals Applying an Exponentially Weighted Moving Average control chart using flow history and assured energy levels to small hydroelectric power plants

RBRH ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Tayla Cabral de Vasconcellos ◽  
Geraldo Lúcio Tiago Filho ◽  
Benedito Donizeti Bonatto ◽  
Oswaldo Honorato de Souza Junior
Keyword(s):  
Control Charts ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plants ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
History Of ◽  
Average Control ◽  
Installed Capacity

ABSTRACT Small hydroelectric power plants make up 6 GW of installed capacity in Brazil. However, electricity generation at the plants has been below their expected Assured Energy Levels (AELs) recently. This paper analyzes the flow history of 24 plants using exponential moving average control charts in an attempt to verify whether climate change or land use and occupation could have changed the average annual flow available in the basin over time. The graphs showed neither a decreasing or increasing trend in average flows, but rather showed a recurring number of out-of-control points, which proves the sensitivity of assured energy to hydrological variations and the need to evaluate the use of daily average flow rates for calculating and analyzing the energy generated by small power plants.

scholarly journals Russian hydropower under the global climate change

2019 ◽  
Vol 484 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-160
Author(s):  
V. V. Klimenko ◽  
E. V. Fedotova
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Runoff ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Ensemble Averaging ◽  
Climatic Scenarios ◽  
Qualitative Pattern ◽  
Integral Assessment

The influence of the climate change in Russia on the operation of hydroelectric power plants during the 21st century is considered. For obtaining quantitative assessments, the results yielded by global climatic models for river runoff were subjected to ensemble averaging. In addition to the standard RCP climatic scenarios, the MPEI scenario is considered, the fundamental distinctive feature of which is that the most likely development trajectories are selected. It is found that the choice of a scenario has an essential effect on both the qualitative pattern of river runoff changes over the territory and on the quantitative characteristics of this process.An integral assessment for the change in the hydroelectric power plant outputs due to climate change is made.

scholarly journals Rancang Bangun Miniatur Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Mikrohidro Dibengkel Teknik Listrik Universitas Batanghari Jambi

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Ottentri Ottentri ◽  
Hendi Matalata
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Water Discharge ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Know How ◽  
Essential Components

The need for electrical energy is a necessity that can not be ditawar–tawar anymore for a life worthy of every person in this day. Generally, remote rural areas located in mountainous areas have a large potential of water energy, so that the hydroelectric power plant is one of the energy sources that can be developed. Jambi is an area covered with Batanghari River flows. This research aims to know how the work process of Microhydro power plant.  Components of the essential components of miniature microhydro power plants are reservoirs, rapid pipes, turbines, generators where these components are not loose bias, interrelated to one another. Round of Tubin obtained from the experiment is 400 rpm with water discharge 0.0016 m3/s. The maximum voltage generated by the generator is 18 volts. Voltage generated from the generator to charging the Batrai used inverter of 13.1 volts. The load will remain on even though the main energy source is the generator stop in the same, because the energy of the second is Batrai.

scholarly journals Hydroelectric power plants for small rivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 2131 (3) ◽  
pp. 032071
Author(s):  
A A Devyatkin ◽  
S V Titov ◽  
V V Konovalov
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Small Rivers ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Incident Flow ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plants ◽  
Darrieus Rotor ◽  
Negative Factors

Abstract Comparative analysis of methods of obtaining electricity from a renewable energy source is carried out. Various designs and op-tions for small hydroelectric power plants have been proposed. Positive and negative factors of structures under consideration and their impact on the environment are analyzed. The main characteristics of the flow (speed, head) for the choice of the optimal variant of hydroelectric power plant have been determined. Three variants of impellers for free-flow hydroelectric power plants are proposed with a comparison of the efficien-cy of each variant. An analysis was carried out and an impeller based on a Darrieus rotor was selected for further research. Simulation was performed in the Flow Simulation program. The initial data for the design of Darrieus rotor operating in a liquid were the diameter and width of the impeller. The calculations involved a rotor with straight and swirling blades. The swirling blades rotor is self-starting. In the course of the calcula-tion, the speed of the liquid flow approaching the rotor and the rotor speed were changed. As a result of cal-culation, the value of the positive moment for self-starting was determined, which occurs at an incident flow velocity of at least 1.3 m/s.

scholarly journals Hydroelectric Power Plants ’ Re Servoirs And Their Impact On The Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Balzannikov ◽  
E. G. Vyshkin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plants ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Way

The paper presents the analysis of different types of impact the hydroelectric power plants’ reservoirs could make on the environment. Hydroelectric power plants (HPP) produce ecologically safe energy and correspond to the modern striving for sustainability because they are operated on renewable energy sources. At the same time they can provoke various potential dangers for the environment. The objective of the investigation is to demonstrate the interrelation between the type and structure of a hydroelectric power plant and the way its reservoir may impact on the nature surrounding the plant. These effects may be direct and indirect, positive and negative and vary from insignificant that can be easily fixed to those that are irreversible and catastrophic. The latter should be taken into account during the design of HPP.

scholarly journals SAVING RESOURCES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Mikhail Balzannikov
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Peak Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Construction Work ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Suction Pipe ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plants

The article describes run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plants. The authors specify the importance of performing technical and economic calculations in justifying the large-sized units of the water-supplying channel of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant: turbine pits and suction (discharge) pipes. The study shows that the amount of construction work and the total cost of building a hydroelectric power plant depend on the size of these water supply units. The research objective is to analyze the validity of establishing the main dimensions of the suction pipes for modern technical and economic conditions. The researchers use the discounted income method. The calculations are performed for a hydroelectric power plant with an elbow suction pipe. The analysis of how the operating conditions of a hydroelectric power plant influence the savings of construction resources is carried out. The analysis shows that saving construction resources by reducing the length of the suction pipe is justified if the hydroelectric power plamt is designed to work only at peak power loads. For hydroelectric power plants operating at semi-peak or base power loads, the additional construction costs would be appropriate if leading to the decrease in pressure loss and to the increase in electricity generation.

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