Power Plant Construction and QA/QC Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy

Power Plant Construction and QA/QC

Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy

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Overview

• Definition

• Dam and Power History

• Types

• Conventional Power

• Tidal Power

• Pumped Storage Power

• Cost and Development

• Sample Hydroelectric Project

• Future Development

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Definition

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½ pound per foot

HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY - The production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water.

As Area Flow TF As Flow Pressure

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History of Dams

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Egypt ~2600 BCChina ~500 BC

Romans ~100 AD France ~1100 AD

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History of Dams – First Hydroelectric

30 September 1882Appleton, Wisconsin

For: Appleton Paper Co.By: H. J Rogers

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Size

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Category Storage (acre-feet) Height (feet)

Small <1000 <40

Medium >1,000 and <50,000 >40 and <100

Large >50,000 >100

1 acre-foot = 43,560 sq ft by 1 foot deep

1 acre is 208.7 by 208.7 ft

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Conventional Power Dam

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Conventional Power Dam

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Tidal Power

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Pumped Storage Power

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Pumped Storage Power

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Cost and Development

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Sample Hydroelectric Project

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Future Development

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Questions?

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