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Topic: “Modelling Run of River Hydropower in WEAP”
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Subject: Modelling Run of River Hydropower in WEAP
Posted: 6/27/2017 Viewed: 15761 times
Hi,
I have a question relating to the 'Help' on the hydropower calculations in WEAP. I'm currently trying to estimate fixed head for use in run of river hydropower nodes from a historic record of energy output (in kWh) and a known flow sequence. Looking at the Help files I'm told that Energy output in GJ is given by: Energy (GJ) = Volume * hydro-generation factor Where the Hydro-generation factor is given by: 1000 * Drop elevation * Plant factor * efficiency * 9.806 Rearranging for drop elevation and assuming plant factor of 100% and efficiency of 70% gives Drop elevation = Energy / (Volume * 1000 * 1 * 0.7 * 9.806). Now my energy data is given in kWh which means I also need to divide my final result by ~277.778. Doing this final step to match the Giga-joules quoted in the Help changes my results from potentially accurate, ~5m to 30m, to values of cm or less which seems extremely unlikely. It would be useful if someone could highlight my mistake or clarify if this is a mistake in the Help and the value of energy should be given as kWh. Thanks, Jack |
Topic: “Modelling Run of River Hydropower in WEAP”