Technical Seminar

HYDROPOWER GENERATION BASED

SMART GRID
SATISH KUMAR
158R1A03G0
 HYDROPOWER GENERATION

A Technical Seminar Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
the degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
In
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
BY
P.SATISH KUMAR (158R1A03G0)

CMR
ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Kandlakoya, Medchal road, Hyderabad-501401.
 TYPES OF POWER PLANTS

• BASED ON INPUT ENERGY /FUEL

1) COAL Thermal Power Plants
2) HYDRULIC Power Plants
3) NUCLEAR THERMAL Power Plants
4) GEOTHERMAL Power Plants
5) SOLAR Power Plants
6) WIND Power Plants
7) BIOMASS Power Plants
COAL Thermal
Power Plants

HYDRULIC Power
Plants

NUCLEAR
THERMAL
Power Plants
 GEOTHERMAL
Power Plants

BIOMASS Power Plants

SOLAR Power Plants WIND Power Plants

 WHAT IS HYDRO POWER ?

• Hydropower, or hydro energy, is a form of

renewable energy that uses the water stored in dams,
as well as flowing in rivers to create electricity in
hydropower plants. The rotating blades spin a
generator that converts the mechanical energy of the
spinning turbine into electrical energy.
 Generating methods

• Conventional (dams)
• Pumped-storage
• Run-of-the-river
Tide
WORKING OF HYDRO POWER PLANT
Transmitting power
 CLASSIFICATION OF HYDRO
ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
• Low head hydroelectric power plants
Low head power plant: Head of the water range
from to 1.5 to 80 meters, the turbine used in
such plant is Kaplan turbine.
•Medium head hydroelectric power plants
Medium head power plant: Head of the water range
from to 80 to 500 meters, the turbine used in such
plant is Francis turbine
 •High head hydroelectric power plants
High head power plant: Head of the water range from to
more to 800 meters, the turbine used in such plant is
peloton turbine
 Advantages
• Water is a renewable energy source.
• Maintenance and operation charges are very
low.
• The efficiency of the plant does not change.
• In addition to power generation, hydroelectric
power plants are also useful for flood control,
irrigation purposes and recreation.
 Disadvantages

• The initial cost of the plant is very high.

• Since they are located far away the load centre,
cost of transmission lines and transmission
losses will be more.
• During drought season the power production
may be reduced or even stopped due to
insufficient water in the reservoir.
 CONCLUSION

• . Hydro power plants annually generate more

power with high efficiency.
• To improve the stability and reliability of the
smart grid, it is required to interconnect other
sources such as diesel, wind and battery etc.
 References
• "History of Hydropower". US Department of Energy.
Archived from the original on 26 January 2010.
• ^ "Hydroelectric Power". Water Encyclopedia.
• Howard Schneider (8 May 2013). "World Bank turns to
hydropower to square development with climate
change". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
• Micro-hydro power, Adam Harvey, 2004, Intermediate
Technology Development Group. Retrieved 1 January
2005
• Microhydropower Systems, US Department of Energy,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 2005