Example 9 : The weekly discharge of a typical hydroelectric plant is as under : Day Discharge(m3/sec) 500 The plant has an effective head of 15 m and an overall efficiency of 85%. If the plant operates on 40% load factor, estimate (a) the average daily discharge (b) pondage required and (c) installed capacity of proposed plant. Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 520 850 800 875 900 546

Example 9 : The weekly discharge of a typical hydroelectric plant is as under : Day Discharge(m3/sec) 500 The plant has an effective head of 15 m and an overall efficiency of 85%. If the plant operates on 40% load factor, estimate (a) the average daily discharge (b) pondage required and (c) installed capacity of proposed plant. Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 520 850 800 875 900 546

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

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Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

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Chapter2: Fundamentals

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Problem 2.12P: The voltage v(t)=359.3cos(t)volts is applied to a load consisting of a 10 resistor in parallel with...

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