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1 Introduction and Status of Hydropower |
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1.3 Water Cycle in Nature |
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1.4 Introduction to Hydropower |
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1.4.1 Classification of Hydropower Plants |
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1.4.2 Classification Based Upon Power Generation Capacity |
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12 | (1) |
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1.5 Status of Hydropower Worldwide |
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13 | (5) |
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1.6 Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydropower |
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20 | (1) |
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2 Terminology and Legal Framework |
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2.1 Important Parts of a Hydropower Station |
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2.2 Operational Terminology |
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25 | (1) |
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2.4 Active and Reactive Power |
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28 | (4) |
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2.5.1 Permission to Deviate Water |
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2.5.2 Environmental Clearances |
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2.5.3 Inter-State Actions |
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2.5.5 Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation |
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2.6 Clean Development Mechanism: Example of India |
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3 Physical and Technical Basics of Hydropower |
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3.1 Locating a Hydropower Plant |
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35 | (5) |
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3.1.1 Considerations for Quantity of Water |
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3.1.2 Considerations for Location of Hydropower Plant |
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3.1.3 Multiple Reservoir System |
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3.1.4 Cascaded Hydropower Plants |
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3.2 Basics of Fluid Mechanics |
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3.2.1 Characteristic of Water |
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3.2.3 Bernoulli's Equation |
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3.2.5 Continuity Equation |
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4 Components of Hydropower Plants |
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49 | (3) |
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4.1.3 Transformer and Power House |
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50 | (1) |
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4.1.4 Upper and Lower Reservoir |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (9) |
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4.2.4 Penstock and Spiral Casing |
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61 | (9) |
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4.3.3 Control and Shut-Off Valves |
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66 | (4) |
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5 Hydraulic Turbines: Types and Operational Aspects |
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5.1 Classification of Hydraulic Turbines |
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5.1.1 Classification Based Upon Direction of Flow |
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5.1.2 Classification Based on Pressure Change of Water |
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5.1.3 Classification Based Upon Shape and Orientation of Turbines |
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5.2 Theory of Hydroturbines |
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5.2.3 Kaplan Turbine and Propeller Turbine |
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5.3 Operational Aspects of Turbines |
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5.3.2 Selecting a Type of Turbine |
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5.3.3 Two-Block and Three-Block-Systems |
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93 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Existing Tidal Power Plants |
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6.3 Ocean Current Power Plants |
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100 | (4) |
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6.5 Ocean Thermal Power Plants |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (3) |
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6.7 Survey of Ocean Energy Facilities |
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7 Economics of Hydropower Plants |
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111 | (8) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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114 | (5) |
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7.3.2 Availability Based Tariff (ABT) System |
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115 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Bulk Electricity Tariff System |
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115 | (1) |
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7.3.4 Time Dependent Rates |
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116 | (1) |
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7.3.5 Quota System or Renewable Energy Certificates |
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116 | (1) |
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7.3.6 Production Tax Incentives/Investment Incentives |
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117 | (1) |
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7.3.7 Environmental Credit and Clean Development Mechanism |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (4) |
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About the Authors |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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