Investigatory Proj
MINIATURE HYDRO-ELECTRIC
Submitted by:
Gabrielle A. Ante 2
Reiko Castillo 10
Geraldine Catindig 12
Dominique Mangampat 27
Elise Tusit 46
IV - SANDIWA
Background of the Study:
The idea of harvesting power from flowing water is not new or a modern idea at all. It has existed ever since the Greeks and Romans used water-powered mills to grind corn. The Hydro-electric power plants we have now in our modern time is far more complex than that in the olden times, but the same concept is applied, hydro- electric power plants are now used to supply electricity to urban and rural areas almost all over the world. Most people from the rural areas make use of hydro-electric power plants to harvest energy from flowing or falling water. This form of energy production has become more popular in recent years as a way of getting electricity. Waterpower is clean, safe, and it reduces the dependence on fossil fuels, thus benefiting the environment.
Hydro-electric power plants today are geniuses of human intelligence. The first step to building a power plant is to build a dam. This is important because the dam creates a huge reservoir from which power can be harvested. Dams greatly boost the steadiness of these power plants. The water behind the dam flows into conduits called penstocks. These penstocks control the flow of water so the correct amount of electricity is generated. The penstocks lead the water to the turbines and out through the tailrace. The swift current spins the turbines at an incredible speed. The spinning generators develop the electricity that is accumulated from the fast flowing water.
Now that we have more technology, people have become more dependent on electricity. The uses of electricity become people’s way of life in order to accomplish something. But what makes the difference, is how dependable and nature friendly the mechanism of producing the electricity with the use of water and how there are only few of
Submitted by:
Gabrielle A. Ante 2
Reiko Castillo 10
Geraldine Catindig 12
Dominique Mangampat 27
Elise Tusit 46
IV - SANDIWA
Background of the Study:
The idea of harvesting power from flowing water is not new or a modern idea at all. It has existed ever since the Greeks and Romans used water-powered mills to grind corn. The Hydro-electric power plants we have now in our modern time is far more complex than that in the olden times, but the same concept is applied, hydro- electric power plants are now used to supply electricity to urban and rural areas almost all over the world. Most people from the rural areas make use of hydro-electric power plants to harvest energy from flowing or falling water. This form of energy production has become more popular in recent years as a way of getting electricity. Waterpower is clean, safe, and it reduces the dependence on fossil fuels, thus benefiting the environment.
Hydro-electric power plants today are geniuses of human intelligence. The first step to building a power plant is to build a dam. This is important because the dam creates a huge reservoir from which power can be harvested. Dams greatly boost the steadiness of these power plants. The water behind the dam flows into conduits called penstocks. These penstocks control the flow of water so the correct amount of electricity is generated. The penstocks lead the water to the turbines and out through the tailrace. The swift current spins the turbines at an incredible speed. The spinning generators develop the electricity that is accumulated from the fast flowing water.
Now that we have more technology, people have become more dependent on electricity. The uses of electricity become people’s way of life in order to accomplish something. But what makes the difference, is how dependable and nature friendly the mechanism of producing the electricity with the use of water and how there are only few of