OPAH a model for optimal design of multipurpose small hydropower plants

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 236-247

  Lopes De Almeida, J P P G ^a   Henri Lejeune, A G ^b   Sa Marques J A A ^a   Conceicao Cunha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Design optimization; Economical and financial risk analysis; Multipurpose NLP optimization; Small hydropower

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDROLOGY; INVESTMENTS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BUDGETARY; ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RISK ANALYSIS; MULTIPURPOSE NLP OPTIMIZATION; SMALL HYDROPOWER;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 29144452152     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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