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GUTIERREZ URDANETA, M.A. Luis. Optimal design flow and head for run-of-river hydropower projects. riha [online]. 2020, vol.41, n.2, pp. 85-99.  Epub 01-Nov-2020. ISSN 1680-0338.

In Cuba, the preliminary design head and flow for run-of-river hydropower are determined from statistical parameters. Therefore, the energy and the net present value are the result of parameters fixed “ex ante”. In this paper, a methodology for determination of the design flow and head is proposed, as a result of an energy or net present value (NPV) maximization problem. The optimization problem is solved by iterations and graphs or by applying the Generalized Reduced Gradient method (GRG).

Palabras clave : design head; design flow; hydropower project optimization.

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