Hydro-Electric Power Plants: Classification, Components, and Operation
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Hydro-Electric Power Plant
Classification of Hydro-Electric Power Plants
According to the Availability of Head:
- Low head plants - head below 30 m
- Medium head plants - head between 30 m to 180 m
- High head plants - head 180 m and above.
According to the Nature of Load:
- Base load plant
- Peak load plant.
According to the Quantity of Water Available:
- Run-off river plant without pondage.
- Storage reservoir plant
- Pump storage plant.
Such a plant has a large storage capacity of water; therefore, water collected in the rainy season is utilized during the dry period of the year.
The collection of water is done on a yearly basis; therefore, the capacity of the reservoir required is extremely large compared with the other types of hydroelectric power plants.