Hydropower is the third largest supplier of global electricity generation trailing behind coal
and natural gas. It serves as the backbone of low-carbon electricity generation, supplying …

Over the past decade, the use of conventional one-dimensional numerical-simulation
methods has been demonstrated to be inadequate in terms of their usefulness in …

The hydraulic loss due to friction and unstable flow patterns in hydro-turbines causes a drop
in their efficiency. The traditional method for analyzing the hydraulic loss is by evaluating the …

Pumped storage hydropower system has now become a key support for integration of
variable renewable energy. Along with the large-scale development of pumped storage …

In order to overcome the rotational speed oscillation under no-load start-up condition
caused by the 'S'characteristic area of the pump-turbine and the difficulty in improving the …

Intermittent renewable energy sources are characterized by a highly fluctuating,
unpredictable and delocalized energy production, which significantly limits their penetration …

Pumped-storage technology is one of the cleanest methods of energy conversion. The
stable and safe operation of pump-turbines as key parts of pumped-storage power plants …

The improvement in operational flexibility of thermal power plants plays an essential role in
the stable and safe operation of large-scale power grids. Condensate throttling is an …

The pump as turbine (PAT) converts water energy into electricity energy, which greatly
accelerates the construction of new power system. However, in the actual use of pump as …

Pumped storage plant (PSP) is a high efficient emission-free technology to balance the
unstable electricity generation from renewable energy. In order to meet the variable …