Mini Hydro Power Plant

Mini Hydro Power Plant .

Mini Hydro Power Plant

Description of Mini Hydro Power Plant

Mini Hydro Power Plant is a self contained bench top unit for studying the power generation by a hydraulic turbine.The unit consist of a storage tank and a pump to simulate a dam reservoir, a cross flow hydraulic turbine, a generator which is connected to the turbine by a V belt, a lamp load bank, a dynamometer, and measuring instrument.

Experiments of Mini Hydro Power Plant

1. Turbine torque vs speed at various heads and flow rates.
2. Mechanical power output vs speed for various heads and flow rates.
3. Mechanical efficiency vs speed for a given head and flow rate.
4. Electrical power output at various heads and flow rates.
5. Overall power plant efficiency at various electrical loads.

Technical Data of Mini Hydro Power Plant

Turbine

1. Type: Cross Flow.
2. Construction: Stainless steel runner, and nozzle.
3. Stainless steel casing with transparent window.

Maximum power: 400 W of mechanical power.

Pump: 2.2 kW.

Generator: 1 kVA.

Electrical output upto 300 W.

Electrical load : Lamp bank.

Dynamometer : Mechanical brake absorber.

Measuring instruments :

1. Torque, flow rate and speeds : Digital display.
2. Pressure : Pressure gauge.
3. Electrical output power : Voltage and current digital display.

Power supply : 220 V, 1 Ph, 50 Hz. Other power supply is available on request.