Abstract

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 Nov 01, 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).

Keywords : design head; design flow; hydropower project optimization.

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