Sensitivity Analysis of Hydroelectric Power Generation from Cascading Reservoirs

Abstract:

The cascading reservoirs in Perak, Malaysia, were used to test the sensitivity analysis of hydroelectric power generation during refill and deplete period of the reservoirs. The cascading scheme comprises four reservoirs namely Temenggor, Bersia, Kenering and Chenderoh. The test was conducted after the analysis of water balance and stage-storage relationship of each reservoir in the cascading scheme. The result showed that power generation from the smaller reservoir, Bersia, is more sensitive to the change of headrace level, while the larger storage capacity and rated head reservoir is the most sensitive to the change of release. Therefore, to maximize the power generation from the cascading reservoir, the refill operations should be ranked according to the increasing order of the reservoir storage capacity and a reverse order should be followed during deplete period.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 622-623)
• Pages: 1152-1156
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.622-623.1152
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Tilahun Derib Asfaw, Khamaruzaman Wan Yusof, Ahmad Mustafa Hashim
• Keywords: Cascading Reservoir, Deplete Order, Hydroelectric Power, Refill Order, Sensitivity Analysis

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