Hydropower Engineering
Articles & Whitepapers
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Project - 3.4 MW, NC
Year: 2022 Running Gear: 2 vertical shaft Francis turbines with synchronous generators Scope: Replacement of control system, excitation, and governors Set in a resort town in the mountains of North Carolina, this hydroelectric project was originally constructed in 1925-1926 by a private developer. Its primary purpose was to create a beautiful lake as the centerpiece of a huge resort/real ...
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Project - 1.6 MW, NY
Year: 2017 Running Gear: Vertical shaft Kaplan turbine with synchronous generator. Scope: Replacement control system and exciter. Located in upstate NY, this hydroelectric plant was built in ...
News
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New U.S. DOE White Paper: Compensation Mechanisms for Long- Duration Energy Storage
This is the Executive Summary of the recently published white paper, Compensation Mechanisms for Long-Duration Energy Storage (August 2022, U.S. Department of Energy) Rapidly changing power system conditions, driven by decarbonization goals, are ...
Equipment & Solutions
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Radial Turbine Seal
Radial type seals are used in hydroelectric turbines, pump-turbines and large pumps. The primary purpose of a mechanical radial shaft seal is to maintain a near watertight seal between the turbine shaft and the head cover. Depending on the pressure under the seal, two or more carbon segmented sealing rings are required. This seal is reliable, relatively simple to install and easy to operate and ...