Power Plant Performance Based on Power-Efficiency Curve of Hydroelectric Power Plant

Abstract:

—Hydropower energy is widely used throughout the world. It is the only renewable energy that is presently commercially practical on the large scale. In order to maintain the hydropower plant in good condition, the performance of the power plant needs to be monitored constantly. Efficiency curve helps in studying the performance of the turbine under various conditions and this is the best way to look for the performance of the power plant. Therefore, this paper presents the relationship between load (MW) and efficiency of each turbine and generator unit. This project uses Microsoft Excel 2010 software to produce a graph from the exact data produced from the database. This paper’s objective is to compare the theoretical performance curve and the calculated performance curve and also to discuss the hydroelectric power plant performance.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 785)
• Pages: 516-520
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.785.516
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: Anis Shazwani Zulkifli*, Noor Miza Muhamad Razali, Marayati Marsadek, Zainuddin Yahya, Tengku Juhana Tengku Hashim
• Keywords: Efficiency-Power Curve, Hydro Efficiency Enhancement, Hydro Power Plant, Hydroelectric Operation, Mathematical Equation

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