COMPARISON OF IRRIGATION WATER AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL HYDRO POWER USING AGRICULTURAL RESERVOIRS

摘要

Now a days, many advanced countries are developing eco-friendly and new renewable energy-based energy prodicing systems due to depleting resources, escalating oil prices, and climate change. As Korea imports more than 97% of energy resources, the study of this new possibility of energy generation is important for her. In 2013 summer we faced massive power shortage as a warning for blackout, so the necessity for eco-friendly construction of generating units has been increasing. Korea Rural Community Corporation already has hydro power plants using agricultural water, which are generating electricity 31,723 MWh/yr with 12,469 kW of total generating capacity at 17 places in 2012. From the results of the study reported in this paper, methods are suggested to increase power effi ciency through fi eld instrumentation in CheongCheon hydroelectric plant with water fl ow from water wheel and produced electricity generation.