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