A COMPLETE STUDY OF MICRO-HYDRO POWER PLANTS

Hydropower plays a crucial role within the development of the country because it provides power at cheaper rate being perpetual and renewable sources of energy. In hydroelectric power station, the energy of water is employed for generating electricity. It is a well-known incontrovertible fact that the rain falling upon earth’s surface features a P.E. relative to oceans toward it flows. Most of the tiny hydro power plants are supported Run of River scheme, implying that they are doing not have any water storage capability. The power is generated only enough water is out there from the river. When the stream flow reduces below the planning flow value, the generation will reduce because the water doesn't flow through the intake structure into the turbine. Small hydro plants may stand alone system in isolated areas but could also be grid connected. The paper presents the study of potential selection of turbine and generator for micro hydro power plants.