Modelling and Controlling Hydropower Plants

• Main Authors: Munoz-Hernandez, German Ardul (Author), Mansoor, Sa'ad Petrous (Author), Jones, Dewi Ieuan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Advances in Industrial Control,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy efficiency.; Electric power production.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Control engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Control.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Energy Technology.

Hydroelectric power stations are a major source of electricity around the world; understanding their dynamics is crucial to achieving good performance.  Modelling and Controlling Hydropower Plants discusses practical and well-documented cases of modelling and controlling hydropower station modelling...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Hydropower Plants
• Hydropower - a Historical Perspective
• Part II: Modelling the Power Plant
• Part III: Controlling the Power Plant.