CONTENTS

Acknowledgement I

Abstract II

Contents III

List of Figures IV

1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 History of small Hydro power plants 2
1.2 Small Hydro power plant 3
1.2.1 Types of small Hydro power plants
1.2.2 System components required for small Hydro power plants 5
2 LITERATURE SURVEY 10
3 HYDRO POWER PLANTS 13
3.1 Components of A Hydroelectric Scheme
3.2 Intake structure: 14
3.3 Water conductor system 15
3.3.1 Feeder channel
3.3.2 Header race channel
3.3.4 Desilting and sediment controlling actions
3.3.4 Penstock Surge tank 16
3.4 Power house
3.4.4 Power plant auxiliary equipment
3.4.5 Classification of turbines 17
3.4.6 Generators 19
3.5 Turbines Efficiency
3.6 Calculations
4 4.1 Advantages 20
4.2 Disadvantages
CONCLUSION 21
REFERENCES 22