These targeted presentations, located in one “presentation theater” in the exhibit hall, are free and open to ALL HYDROVISION International attendees. Visit the Knowledge Hub in the exhibit hall to expand your educational opportunities. Sessions will take place on Wednesday and Thursday.
Equipment and Technology
This track will feature technical presentations related to all equipment and technology used in the hydroelectric power industry. Topics covered could include generating equipment – turbines, generators, controls, and more – and equipment related to civil infrastructure. Sessions also will cover technological advances and the future of equipment and technology for the industry.
10:15 AM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has conducted the second demonstration of a small hydropower plant black start. It includes Fall River Electric Cooperative's 5.5 MW Felt hydropower plant and INL's 250 ...
11:15 AM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
Many dams have been destroyed or at risk of destruction when spillway gates did not open when they should have. Overspill spillways are the most reliable, but labyrinth spillways should be considered ...
2:00 PM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
This presentation covers remedial action schemes (RAS) and components (equipment). What is not a RAS? The author also will cover applicable WECC/NERC/CIP standards, operating instructions/three-part c ...
3:15 PM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
Completed in 1984, the 1,800 MW Dinorwig Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) powerplant in Wales, UK, remains the largest PSH in Europe. Dinorwig has always played a critical role in maintaining the stability ...
10:15 AM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory with partners at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed the Hydropower Technology Catalog (HTC) tool (www.hydrotech.inl.gov) through funding from ...
11:15 AM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
Hydroelectric energy production, storage, and transport facilities are rightfully designated as critical infrastructure resources. Effective and efficient management of these resources requires real-t ...
1:00 PM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
A Micro Seismic Resonance (MSR) method has been developed to improve seepage characterization through, beneath, and around dams. MSR is a passive seismic method that detects zones of higher permeabili ...
2:00 PM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
The construction of high dams has led to significant challenges in managing flow rates discharging over spillways, resulting in cavitation damage on hydraulic surfaces. To address this, aerator device ...
3:15 PM
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Exhibit Floor Booth 12830 mins
- KNOWLEDGE HUB Equipment and Technology
The final step will be presented in a multi-step research project to develop a simple method to optimize waterway dimensions for all possible discharge and duration. First, the author developed the me ...
