Pump as turbine - A pico-hydro alternative in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1109-1115

  Arriaga, Mariano ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asynchronous machine simulation; Lao PDR; Pico hydro; Pump as turbine; Renewable energy; rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINE; ASYNCHRONOUS MOTOR; CIVIL WORKS; COST ESTIMATIONS; COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; HIGH QUALITY; HYDRO DEVELOPMENT; ISOLATED COMMUNITY; PROPELLER TURBINES; PUMP AS TURBINE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INDUCTION MOTORS; MOTORS; POWER CONVERTERS; PUMPS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

TURBINES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIFICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ISOLATED POPULATION; POWER GENERATION; PUMP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SIMULATION; TURBINE;

EID: 73649131546     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.08.022     Document Type: Article

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