Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water
Pico-hydropower (PHP) is a small hydroelectric power plant system that can be used in rural areas to generate electricity. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of turbine and pipe design on the performance of a PHP generator system in flowing water. This is owing to the objectiv...
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| author | Nurhafizah, Abu Talip Yusof Haziq Irfan, Hamdan Lee, Lai Kok Yasmin, Abdul Wahab Mohamad Shaiful, Abdul Karim Ahmad Syahiman, Mohd Shah |
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| description | Pico-hydropower (PHP) is a small hydroelectric power plant system that can be used in rural areas to generate electricity. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of turbine and pipe design on the performance of a PHP generator system in flowing water. This is owing to the objective of developing a PHP generator system that can easily be installed and operated at an affordable rate to generate electricity for daily usage. Fabrication of the turbine and pipe is done with a 3D printer. The performance of PHP based on the turbine and nozzle pipe design is then assessed by determining the output in terms of voltage and power. The potential energy of the water stream will strike the turbine, which will rotate the generator, converting mechanical energy into electricity. The preliminary investigation results revealed that suitable numbers of blades, that is, 8 blades of a Pelton turbine, can generate up to 5.89 V of voltage as compared to 16 blades of a Pelton turbine, which produces 5.35 V of voltage output. The highest power produced was 530.1 mW which was given by 15o gradually reduced nozzle pipe type that was implemented together with an 8-blade Pelton turbine. |
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| spelling | ump-421012024-09-30T04:45:48Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42101/ Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water Nurhafizah, Abu Talip Yusof Haziq Irfan, Hamdan Lee, Lai Kok Yasmin, Abdul Wahab Mohamad Shaiful, Abdul Karim Ahmad Syahiman, Mohd Shah T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Pico-hydropower (PHP) is a small hydroelectric power plant system that can be used in rural areas to generate electricity. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of turbine and pipe design on the performance of a PHP generator system in flowing water. This is owing to the objective of developing a PHP generator system that can easily be installed and operated at an affordable rate to generate electricity for daily usage. Fabrication of the turbine and pipe is done with a 3D printer. The performance of PHP based on the turbine and nozzle pipe design is then assessed by determining the output in terms of voltage and power. The potential energy of the water stream will strike the turbine, which will rotate the generator, converting mechanical energy into electricity. The preliminary investigation results revealed that suitable numbers of blades, that is, 8 blades of a Pelton turbine, can generate up to 5.89 V of voltage as compared to 16 blades of a Pelton turbine, which produces 5.35 V of voltage output. The highest power produced was 530.1 mW which was given by 15o gradually reduced nozzle pipe type that was implemented together with an 8-blade Pelton turbine. Institution of Engineering and Technology 2022 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42101/1/Investigation%20of%20the%20effects%20of%20turbine%20and%20pipe%20design.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42101/2/Investigation%20of%20the%20effects%20of%20turbine%20and%20pipe%20design%20on%20pico-hydropower%20generator%20system%20performance%20in%20flowing%20water_ABS.pdf Nurhafizah, Abu Talip Yusof and Haziq Irfan, Hamdan and Lee, Lai Kok and Yasmin, Abdul Wahab and Mohamad Shaiful, Abdul Karim and Ahmad Syahiman, Mohd Shah (2022) Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water. In: IET Conference Proceedings. 2022 Engineering Technology International Conference, ETIC 2022 , 7 - 8 September 2022 , Kuantan, Virtual. pp. 69-75., 2022 (22). ISSN 2732-4494 ISBN 978-183953782-0 (Published) https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2022.2572 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Nurhafizah, Abu Talip Yusof Haziq Irfan, Hamdan Lee, Lai Kok Yasmin, Abdul Wahab Mohamad Shaiful, Abdul Karim Ahmad Syahiman, Mohd Shah Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water |
| title | Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water |
| title_full | Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water |
| title_short | Investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water |
| title_sort | investigation of the effects of turbine and pipe design on pico-hydropower generator system performance in flowing water |
| topic | T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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