<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Despite the long history of hydropower technology and rising number of system harvesting energy from alternative sources, the constant research within hydro power sector becoming increasingly important as the power from water was and still is the leading alternative source of green energy generation, capitalized not necessarily within micro-urban structures only. The advantages of hydro systems involve their relatively low acquisition cost against durability, the possibility of gaining energy independence, relatively high flexibility and adaptability for spatial conditions and energy demands of the end users. Nowadays micro hydro systems could capitalize head range starting at 100cm and the efficiency of hydro systems in general ranges between 65-75% in micro and small applications climbing up to 96% in macro designs. It is mostly due to flexibility in applications, adaptability in combinations with other renewable energy systems and the ability to generate clean, stable, thus reliable energy that makes technical development the most vibrant and noticeable in the micro sphere.</p></abstract>

Despite the long history of hydropower technology and rising number of system harvesting energy from alternative sources, the constant research within hydro power sector becoming increasingly important as the power from water was and still is the leading alternative source of green energy generation, capitalized not necessarily within micro-urban structures only. The advantages of hydro systems involve their relatively low acquisition cost against durability, the possibility of gaining energy independence, relatively high flexibility and adaptability for spatial conditions and energy demands of the end users. Nowadays micro hydro systems could capitalize head range starting at 100cm and the efficiency of hydro systems in general ranges between 65-75% in micro and small applications climbing up to 96% in macro designs. It is mostly due to flexibility in applications, adaptability in combinations with other renewable energy systems and the ability to generate clean, stable, thus reliable energy that makes technical development the most vibrant and noticeable in the micro sphere.

Hydro power plants, an overview of the current types and technology

Civil Engineering Faculty, Institute of Institute of Architectural Engineering

Selected Scientific Papers - Journal of Civil Engineering

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Despite the long history of hydropower technology and rising number of system harvesting energy from alternative sources, the constant research within hydro...

Hydro power plants, an overview of the current types and technology

Published Online: Mar 30, 2018

Page range: 115 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sspjce-2018-0011

Keywords
hydro power, power plant, renewable resources, water

© 2018 Štefan Tkáč, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Hydro power plants, an overview of the current types and technology

Published Online: Mar 30, 2018

Page range: 115 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sspjce-2018-0011

Keywordshydro power, power plant, renewable resources, water

© 2018 Štefan Tkáč, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
hydro power, power plant, renewable resources, water