Energy efficiency improvement of the hydroelectric plant Râul Mare Retezat by the use of a compensation reservoir

Claudiu Ștefan Nițescu; Anca Constantin

doi:10.2478/ouacsce-2023-0008

Energy efficiency improvement of the hydroelectric plant Râul Mare Retezat by the use of a compensation reservoir

Ovidius University Annals of Constanta - Series Civil Engineering

Volume 25 (2023): Issue 1 (December 2023)

By: Claudiu Ștefan Nițescu and Anca Constantin

Open Access

|Feb 2024

Abstract

The hydroelectric plant Râul Mare Retezat is the second largest plant on the inland rivers in Romania. The main adduction gallery has a length of 18km and four water supplies along it. The construction of an additional compensation tank, connected to the protective device, the surge tank, can additionally supply the hydroelectric plant with water, reducing the head losses and resulting in much more efficient utilization of water volumes. Consequently, electricity production can be increased, compared to the initial situation, by up to 6%.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ouacsce-2023-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2392-6139

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Language: English

Page range: 52 - 58

Published on: Feb 16, 2024

Published by: Ovidius University of Constanta

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Keywords:

compensation reservoir,

energetic efficiency,

upper chamber of surge tank

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