Title of Project: Project HydroGen
Background
Hydropower is one of the most flexible and consistent renewable energy sources. It is able to meet base load electricity requirements in many situations as well as meeting peak and sudden surge in demand due to shortages. According to World Energy Council, there are over 160 countries in the world that produces hydropower, with a total capacity of 936 GW across 11000 hydropower stations. Hydropower is basically the use of fast moving water in moving a turbine to produce electricity. This converts kinetic energy directly to mechanical energy and then electrical energy. Hydropower has traditionally been generated using large structures such as dams. However, these structures have high investment
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In Malaysia, hydropower energy is considered as one of the “five fuels” policy, and renewable resources – like any other countries – are well sought after due to rising energy demands, and depleting fossil fuel around the world. Hydropower has long existed and is a sustainable renewable energy source, taking up approximately 16% of electrical generation across the nation.
The product will be of small scale, hence no need of deforestation process. No water storage and pump are required since the kinetic energy will depend on the flow of the river water. Prototype proposal
The idea is to utilize the flowing power of the river to generate electricity. Based on the conservation energy principle, total energy in any system remains
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The copper coils are stuck on to an octagon shaped armature with square side, instead of other designs like circle. This is to ensure that the coils will have a stable surface to place on. Our design will consist of 8 magnets with 8 copper coils. Electric current will be generated and flow through the coil of wire, where the wires will be connected in perpendicular. Thus, a 3-phase generator, also known as alternating current (AC) generator, is formed. Figure 2: Coils connected in perpendicular The blade of the rotating wheel has a curve-shape, so that the water can push the wheel to spin. Two concrete poles are placed on the side of the wheel with a gap, where a plastic tube goes through the octagon shaped armature and connect the two poles. The plastic tube acts as a connector for the poles as well as to place the copper wire safely away from being contact with water. The design will be kept sealed to prevent water from entering the device.
Figure 3: Wheel move with flowing
As seen in Figure 7a, the motor follows the speed set points using field oriented
4.11 Motor A DC motor is an electrical machine which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. A magnetic field is generated by the current carrying conductor and when this system is placed in external magnetic field then the force is exerted which is proportional to the strength of the external magnetic field and to the current in the conductor, then motor will rotate. If the direction of current is reversed then the direction of rotation of motor will also reverse.
The construction of the Kinzua Dam in the 1960 has been symbolic to the Seneca Nation people. Ohi:yo dwagahdegyo:’ -I am from the ancestral land that covered 10,000 acres that ran along the ohi:yo; Alleghany River. In 1794 Seneca nation signed a peace treaty with the United States that guaranteed land for the Seneca people. Article three in the 1794 treaty declared that “the United States acknowledge all the land within the aforementioned boundaries, to be the property of the Seneka [sic] nation; and the United States will never claim the same, nor disturb the Seneka nation.” The inception of Kinzua Dam initiated in 1950 while the Seneca nation people were unaware.
A right-wheel maneuver is when the right side of the line swings like
Hetch Hetchy: To Dam or Not to Dam? As a result of the industrial movements in America, there was a new kind of movement: the environmentalist movement. Some citizens were concerned that the rapid growth of America’s market and urban areas would negatively affect the natural aspects of America.
This lab uses a lake simulation to study how the addition of nutrients and toxins can affect the lake, its inhabitants and the surrounding area. There is a strong focus on the addition of Phosphorous and added toxins because both are key elements in growth in lakes. The Virtual lake includes these five simulated species; green algae, cyanobacteria, bosmina, daphnia, and trout. There are two types of phytoplankton in the lake model, green algae and cyanobacteria. Green algae are a very diverse group that are photosynthetic, aquatic, plant like organisms that have a very simple reproductive structure.
One of these machines was called the water frame, it could spin 96 yards of strands or 100 spindles at once and didn't
The progressive era in the United States helped to spawn one of the first great conservative movements in the country. The conservative movement occurred as a result of the troubling theory that the fast paced urban development and industrial growth of the nation would lead to the extinction of wilderness areas in the United States. One of the most significant events during the era was that of the debate over the construction of the O 'Shaughnessy Dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley located in California’s Yosemite National Park. After an earthquake crippled the city of San Francisco in the early 1900’s, the residents of the city recognized that they would require better-equipped ways to make certain that they had a steady supply of electricity and
It is hoped that the Native American land will not be deserted like the Chaco Canyon and Cahokia, and that language is not lost. A culture that has benefitted the earliest of settlers in America should not be forgotten. Rather than seeking oil sources in order to make our economy “self sufficient” (Yan), why don’t we search for alternative energy sources in our country that are non invasive. The Missouri River doesn’t have to be subjected to oil spill, instead it could become a source of hydroelectric
PURPOSE The goal of this lab was to build a mousetrap powered car. The mousetrap car needed to travel fifteen feet. The purpose of building these mousetrap cars was to demonstrate our knowledge of motion, friction, force, distance, and energy. We have studied these concepts, and each one is a factor in the success of a mousetrap car.
It uses flowing water to generate electricity. It does this by using dams and reservoirs for storage. This method gives us the most electricity rather than any other renewable energy source. Not only do the dams and reservoirs create electricity, they also control flooding (Sambu). Hydropower is the least expensive procedure to generate electricity.
Second,methane hydrates is a high efficiency energy. “One cubic metre of the methane hydrates releases about 160 cubic metres of gas.” Methane hydrates have special structure.
Physics, period 3 Malak Mokhles Data collection: Jan To measure the period of a swinging stopper for three selected radii in order to calculate the centripetal force Data Table Calculations Calculate the centripetal force acting on the stopper. (Fc=mac) 50 cm radius: (0.025kg)(50m/s2)=1.3N 35 cm radius: (0.025kg)(43m/s2)=1.1N 25 cm radius: (0.025kg)(39m/s2)=1.3N State the weight of the washers 50 cm radius: 15 washers=0.75N 35 cm radius: 15 washers=0.75N 25 cm radius: 10 washers=0.50N Calculate the percent error for each radius (% error =|theoretical - experimental /( theoretical ) | × 100%) 50 cm radius: |0.75 – 1.3 /(0.75) | × 100% = 73% 35 cm radius: |0.75 – 1.1 /(0.75) | × 100% = 47% 25 cm radius: |0.50 – 1.0 /(0.50) | × 100% = 100% Analysis/Discussion
In addition, many African rivers and waterfalls could be used to produce hydroelectric power. Africa
Hydropower 4) Geothermal 5) Solar All electricity sources, renewable and nonrenewable, have advantages and deficiencies. Factors are includes: • Maintenance cost • Feasibility analysis. • Initial cost.