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Petr Lichtneger, Christine Sindelar, Helmut Habersack, Bernhard Zeiringer, Christian Lechner,
Gernot Mayer, Nino Struska, Walter Albrecht
Stručni rad
Petr Lichtneger, Christine Sindelar, Helmut Habersack, Bernhard Zeiringer, Christian Lechner,
Gernot Mayer, Nino Struska, Walter Albrecht
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Bernhard Zeiringer, MScEng. Ispitivanje učinkovitosti i ocjena hidroelektrane s dvojnim rotirajućim
Bernhard.Zeiringer@boku.ac.at
hidroenergetskim pužnim sustavom
Fachbericht
Petr Lichtneger, Christine Sindelar, Helmut Habersack, Bernhard Zeiringer, Christian Lechner,
Gernot Mayer, Nino Struska, Walter Albrecht
Nino Struska, MSc. CE
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Nino.Struska@hydroconnect.at
Untersuchung der Effizienz und Bewertung des Wasserkraftwerks mit
doppelt-rotierendem Wasserkraftschneckensystem
DasneuentwickelteKonzeptdesArchimedischendoppeltenWasserkraftschneckensystems
in einer Anlage vereint die Erzeugung von elektrischer Energie und das Zweiwegesystem für
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Walter Albrecht, MSc. CE den Durchgang von Fischen. Beim ersten kommerziellen Projekt wurde eine Untersuchung
albrecht.walter@hydroconnect.at der Effizienz durchgeführt, um die während der Planung erhaltenen Daten zu überprüfen.
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CD-Laboratory of Sediment research and management, Von früher ist die Möglichkeit des Durchlasses stromabwärts bekannt. Im Rahmen
Vienna, Austria dieser Untersuchung wurde jedoch auch die tatsächliche Möglichkeit des Durchlasses
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Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic
Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life stromaufwärts nachgewiesen. Darüber hinaus wurde auch eine hydroenergetische
Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Effizienz solcher Anlagen festgestellt.
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH, Vienna, Austria Schlüsselwörter:
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Hydro-Connect GmbH, Ybbsitz, Austria niedriger Druck, hydroenergetische Schnecke, Fish-Lift, hydraulische Effizienz, Durchlass der Fische
3. Technical specification
Figure 3. Schematic of power plant with main parts, measured variables are labelled
in the intake channel (h1) and the inlet gate opening is shown in
Figure 5, right, for several turbine speeds.
4.2. Head
4.3. Efficiency
4.4. Torque
The dependences of the discharge, the electric power,
the head and the water depth at intake on the inlet gate An additional objective of the tests was to measure the
opening and speed were determined from measurements torque on the shaft without constructive adaptations, and to
with reduced water levels at the intake. Using these results, learn about mechanical behaviour of the machine. A relative
efficiencies were calculated for a regular grid of speeds (5 method for measuring torque by means of stick-on strain
– 20 rpm) and water depths (50 – 90 cm), normalized with gauges was developed and successfully implanted. Two
a global efficiency maximum and plotted in the hill chart as simple strain gauges were placed on the console and on the
shown in Figure 7. pull bar, which hold the gear-box with motor-generator in
position, as shown in Figure 8. The gauges were calibrated and mechanical efficiency. The torque increases with the
exerting a calibrating force Fc on the console (a step-wise filled decrease in speed. The crest of hydraulic efficiency would
water tank inducing up to 5.5 kN). Because the calibration be nearly independent of the speed at the intake depth level
loading scheme was different from the operational one, and of about 60 cm, marked with the dashed line ellipse. The
because the gear-box was equipped with a brake that could multiplication (h h · h m) yields the plant efficiency hill-chart
not be de-activated during the calibration, two loading states (related to P gen) with an efficiency optimum, as shown above
had to be considered – one during the calibration (brake is in Figure 7.
on) and the second one during the measurement (brake is off
and the turbine is running). The recalculation of calibration
functions to measurement functions was the crucial part
of the method. It should be noted that this method was
not a standard method and, furthermore, that an unknown
original torque T0 was always present because of the
water that remained in screw pockets, and because of the
preloaded torque at the moment the brake was turned on.
Nevertheless, implementing the loading model as shown in
Figure 8, the original torque could be approximately reduced
so that consistent torque data could be obtained for the main
operation points and for all relative discharge measurements
as described above.
Figure 10. Time curves of measurement signals (left, not to scale) and strain response curve detail showing good reproduction of pump and
turbine screws (right)
5. Hydro-energetic evaluation of the first year of in Austria at the end of 2017. Some more photographs from the
continuous operation efficiency measurements are shown in Figure 12.
Hydropower Kaplan
Parameter Unit
screw turbine
Work W MWh 72,93 3896,3
Figure 11. Hydropower screw hydrograph with generator power, head
Mean power P (FC) kW 10,50 467,22 and total flow at the Retznei hydropower site in 2016,
without short time unavailability
Cumulated
h 22,5 -
unavailability
Maintenance and
h 160 -
inspection
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