Hydropower converters with head differences below 2·5 m
Hydropower converters with head differences below 2·5 m
Hydropower with very low head (VLH) differences constitutes a largely unused potential source of renewable energy. A literature review of hydropower converters for VLH differences covering the engineering literature from the 1830s onwards was conducted to assess the potential of historic, current and emerging technologies. The results showed that a large number of different interesting technologies were used/developed, and that several novel and promising concepts are currently under development. Technologies emerged for different market segments: water wheels for low flow rates, turbines for large flow volumes. To take account of increased ecological demands and the desire for cost reduction, further improvements of existing technologies and new converter technologies have been developed. Other concepts described in the literature were apparently never applied although they promise development potential. The information gathered allowed for a comparison of available technologies with respect to area of application, performance, ecological impact and cost level.
history, renewable energy, hydraulics and hydrodynamics
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Bozhinova, Snezhana
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Kisliakov, Dimitar
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Müller, Gerald
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Hecht, Veronika
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Schneider, Silke
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21 May 2013
Bozhinova, Snezhana
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Kisliakov, Dimitar
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Müller, Gerald
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Hecht, Veronika
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Schneider, Silke
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Bozhinova, Snezhana, Kisliakov, Dimitar, Müller, Gerald, Hecht, Veronika and Schneider, Silke
(2013)
Hydropower converters with head differences below 2·5 m.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, 166 (3), .
(doi:10.1680/ener.11.00037).
Abstract
Hydropower with very low head (VLH) differences constitutes a largely unused potential source of renewable energy. A literature review of hydropower converters for VLH differences covering the engineering literature from the 1830s onwards was conducted to assess the potential of historic, current and emerging technologies. The results showed that a large number of different interesting technologies were used/developed, and that several novel and promising concepts are currently under development. Technologies emerged for different market segments: water wheels for low flow rates, turbines for large flow volumes. To take account of increased ecological demands and the desire for cost reduction, further improvements of existing technologies and new converter technologies have been developed. Other concepts described in the literature were apparently never applied although they promise development potential. The information gathered allowed for a comparison of available technologies with respect to area of application, performance, ecological impact and cost level.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 October 2012
Published date: 21 May 2013
Keywords:
history, renewable energy, hydraulics and hydrodynamics
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