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Abstract(s)
This paper presents the implementation, project and
design of a small run-of-river hydropower plant, designed for
demonstration purposes, under a Project aimed to be a framework
of wide spread dissemination of renewable energies and energy
efficiency in an University Campus. The details of the
hydroelectric power plant, from the project design until the final
use of the produced electric energy, are described. The main
requirements of the implementation are presented, with regards to
the environmental footprint and topography of the site and the
adopted solutions are also described. Considering the
demonstration purposes, two different electrical systems were
installed in the power house: stand-alone and grid-connected. The
latter establishes a case study in the development and application
of picohydro power plants as microgeneration units in the context
of distributed generation systems. The evaluation of both systems
is also presented, based on the experimental results obtained from
tests experiments and from monitoring the first months of
operation at the site.
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Keywords
Small-scale hydropower plants Renewable energies Hydro energy, distributed systems
Citation
Leite, Vicente; Figueiredo, Tomás de; Pinheiro, Tiago; Ferreira, Ângela; Batista, José (2012) – Dealing with the very small: first steps of a picohydro demonstration project in an university campus. Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal. ISSN 2172-038X. 10, p. 683-685
Publisher
European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ)