Course Curriculum
- 7 sections
- 35 lectures
- 2 hours, 22 minutes total length
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Welcome00:02:00
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Course Overview00:02:00
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Hydroelectricity Introduction00:01:00
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Short History Lesson00:02:00
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Potential to Electrical Energy00:01:00
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The Hydro Power Engineering Industry00:08:00
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Hydroelectric Power Plant Terminology00:01:00
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Impoundment and Diversion00:03:00
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Headwater, Tailwater, Head and Pondage00:04:00
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Upper and Lower Reservoirs00:01:00
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Hydroelectric Power Plant Components00:01:00
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Prior, Preparation and Planning…00:06:00
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Trash Racks00:03:00
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Gates – Intake, Draft Tube, Spillway00:05:00
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Spillway00:05:00
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Penstock – Pressurised Water Conductor00:03:00
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Turbine Runners00:03:00
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Draft Tube00:02:00
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Power House00:03:00
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Generator and Power Distribution00:06:00
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Hydroelectric Turbines00:07:00
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Reaction and Impulse Turbines00:03:00
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Axial, Mixed and Radial Flow Turbines00:02:00
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Kaplan Turbines00:05:00
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Variable Pitch Blades00:04:00
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Francis Turbines00:05:00
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Pelton Turbines Part 100:03:00
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Pelton Turbines Part 200:07:00
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Types of Hydroelectric Power Plant00:01:00
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How Hydroelectric Dam Power Plants Work00:07:00
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How Run of the River Power Plants Work00:05:00
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How Tidal Barrage Power Plants Work00:07:00
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How Tidal Stream Power Plants Work00:09:00
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How Pumped Storage Power Plants Work00:13:00
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Final Thoughts00:02:00