Micro-Hydro Design Manual
A guide to small-scale water power schemes
Micro-Hydro Design Manual has grown from Intermediate Technology's field experiences with micro-hydro installations and covers operation and maintenance, commissioning, electrical power, induction generators, electronic controllers, management, and energy surveys.There is an increasing need in many countries for power supplies to rural areas, partly to support industries, and partly to provide illumination at night. Government authorities are faced with the very high costs of extending electricity grids. Often micro-hydro provides an economic alternative to the grid. This is because independent
micro-hydro schemes save on the cost of grid transmission lines, and because grid extension schemes often have very expensive equipment and staff costs. In contrast, micro-hydro schemes can be designed and built by local staff and
smaller organizations following less strict regulations and using 'off-the-shelf' components or locally made machinery.
Published: 1993
Pages: 400
eBook: 9781780445472
Paperback: 9781853391033
micro-hydro schemes save on the cost of grid transmission lines, and because grid extension schemes often have very expensive equipment and staff costs. In contrast, micro-hydro schemes can be designed and built by local staff and
smaller organizations following less strict regulations and using 'off-the-shelf' components or locally made machinery.
| 1 Introduction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Hydrology and site survey | |||
| 3 Civil Works | |||
| 4 Commercial engineering · | |||
| 5 Turbines · | |||
| 6 Governing · | |||
| 7 Drive systems · | |||
| 8 Electrical power | |||
| 9 Financial evaluation | |||
| 10 Operation and maintenance | |||
| 11 Commissioning and testing | |||
| Appendices | |||
| Glossary | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Suppliers index |
Adam Harvey
Adam Harvey has worked for the micro-hydro programme of IT (now Practical Action) in Nepal and Sri Lanka and on training courses for engineers from developing countries. He holds a PhD from the University of Warwick in the field of renewable energy.
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