Learning outcomes

After the course the student will be able to

• calculate spillway capacity,
• describe how a river is regulated for regulating power and base load,
• explain frequency stability and voltage regulation and perform analyses with the use of the swing equation,
• reason on the environmental aspects of hydropower.

Besides the basic requirements, students following the hydraulic specification will be able to:

• perform calculations using Eulers turbine equaions,
• describe the difference between different turbines,
• perform calculations on pressure transients in the water ways.

Besides the basic requirements, students following the electrical specification will be able to:

• calculate active and reactive power from basic generator parameters
• explain how power is transmitted in the power system

Content

History and hydropower layout, Dams, spillways and waterways, Meteorology, hydrology and water access, regulation and dynamics, environment and laws, marine current power, pumped hydropower, production planning.

Hydraulic specification: Hydraulics, applied fluid mechanics, Turbine and draft tube, Hydraulic transients

Elelctrical specification: Generator, generator behaviour on the grid, transmission of power.

Instruction

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

Written exam at the end of the course.