Study and design of a pico-hydropower plant for academic education and research use Online publication date: Fri, 06-Oct-2017
by Achour El Hamdaouy; Issam Salhi; Said Doubabi; Mohamed Chennani
International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning (IJCEELL), Vol. 27, No. 4, 2017
Abstract: Installing various didactic prototypes in universities is a suitable way that facilitates learning. These prototypes affect positively students' attention and help them to focus in class. In general, the students are mechanically inclined, so they are more interested to deal with hands-on experiments than to pore over theoretical analysis. For these raisons, a pico-hydropower plant (PHPP) prototype was developed and installed in our department. This paper describes the developed prototype which could be used for teaching the hydroelectric conversion, the PHPP operation principle and the control and the stability of a mini grid. In addition, using the prototype, students could validate the studied regulation techniques, they will also master various skills deemed necessary and proper for them to achieve success in different electrical engineering disciplines. Further, the prototype could be used in research to develop new advanced control laws.
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