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Electricty Production by Small Hydroelectric Power Plants

Author: Pierre Lavy

Publication date: May 10, 2017

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3.1 Type of layout

A hydropower scheme is site-specific, and not all the hydraulic functions listed at 1 are always necessary. The usual classification is based on the head used.

Low falls are falls over weirs and dams on rivers or canals, generally...

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