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Jeffrey G. Cantina
Juris Jun S. Espantaleon
Prince Carl P. Villanueva
April 2018
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Abstract
The study presents the idea of portraying the energy that could be produced
from the potential energy provided by flowing water. In order to do this, the
researchers designed a control system to utilize and be able to observe the energy
produced from the flow rate of water. The idea of installing a Pico-hydro turbine
to the sewage treatment plant of DLSU-D was the main concept for this study. It
serves as a support for data analysis and future reference. Designing and gathering
of materials for the prototype control system were the first part of the study,
followed by testing procedures and data gathering. Two types of condition were
applied to observe the flow rate of water, one is with the application of free fall
and the other is with different angle levels plus a piping system. The data acquired
provided insights with generalization that the voltage, current and power produced
is more constant in a controlled type of application which was with the use of angle
levels and piping system. The downside of the data with a controlled type was the
decrease in maximum output ranging from the data of the free-fall flow rate of 4
V to a value of 3.2 V.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
To our Lord Almighty, the success of this study is all because of your
guidance and enlightenment;
To our families, who were always there to support our needs and provide
us undying encouragement during the whole process of this study, this success
serves as a present for your unconditional love; may we show our deepest
gratitude for all the sacrifices and time you provided us; we will always remember
this in our hearts as you are part of this success;
To our thesis adviser, Engr. Juancho O. Natividad, we are grateful for your
support and doing the best you can to help us by providing us advice until the end
of our task we were able to grow and develop individually during our study; we
will not be able to pass this study without you;
To the panel members who gave great comments to improve this study, we
are thankful to you all, it was a fantastic learning experience for our growth as
students and would always be helpful in our future undertakings;
Lastly, we would like to thank all the people and friends who became part
of this journey.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................... ix
2.3 Concept of a Typical Pico Hydroelectric Power Plant ..... 1Error! Bookmark
not defined.
2.3.4 Turbine.......................................................................................... 15
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2.5 Key Components for the Proposed Pico Hydroelectric Turbine ................. 16
2.5.4 Turbine.......................................................................................... 24
2.7 Practical control of dynamic metering system and data acquisition .......... 28
4.1.2 Controlled Flowrate using automated angle levels and piping system 87
5.1 Conclusions.......................................................................................... 95
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................. 98
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.8: Block diagram of the water flow control system ........................... 49
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.3: Various type of water turbine with refer to the head ..................... 25