Dams with head increaser effect: Harnessing potential and kinetic power from rivers with large head and flow variation

•Harnessing power from large head and flow variation rivers.•Past and current experience of dams with head increaser effect.•Case study for a Moveable HEPP system in the Amazon River.•Energy potential with this technology is estimated to be 20 GW in the Amazon Region. There is an enormous untapped p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Energy conversion and management 2018-02, Vol.157, p.549-561
Hauptverfasser:	Hunt, Julian David, Byers, Edward, Prenner, Reinhard, Freitas, Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos de
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aquatic animals Aquatic fauna Dams Damsites Ejector turbine Electric power plants Energy consumption Evaporation Head increasers Hydroelectric dams Hydroelectric plants Hydroelectric power Hydroelectric power generation Hydrokinetics Kinetic energy Kinetics Low-head hydropower Motivation Outlets Potential energy Power plants Pressure Pressure head Rivers Spillage Turbines Variation Water levels
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