CE 704 · Chapter 3
Hydropower Engineering past question
3.5 Estimation of Power and energy potential
A hydropower plant receives design discharge of 25 m³/s from 150 m height. The annual output of the plant is 220 GWh. If the peak load demand is 30 MW, determine (i) annual load factor (ii) Capacity factor and (iii) Utilization factor. Assume overall efficiency of the plant equals to 85% and neglect head loss in the penstock. [2+2+2]