Micro Hydro Power (MHP) Manuals

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Manuals and Guides

Manual Author and year Description

Harvey; 1993

A guide to small scale water power schemes

Luis Rodriguez, Teodoro Sanchez (Practical Action: 30. März 2011)
  • A Design manual

Description of turbines, governing, belt drives,shafts, balancing, safety, electical power in details with examples and mathematical presentations.

Chitrakar; 2004

Procedural guidelines for Micro-Hydro power projects in Nepal (hydrology, headworks, settling basins, penstock and power calculation, Transmission and distribution, costs and financial analysis.

  • Druckstossberechnung

Explanation for mathematical calculations concerning turbines

Allen R. Inversin, 1986

measuring head and discharge; designs flow; site selection (with examples of many countries)

  • Micro hydro power sourcebook 2
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Civil works in details

  • Micro hydro power sourcebook 3
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All about turbines in details

  • Micro hydro power sourcebook 4
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explanations of the hydropower electrical and mechanical procedures 8) governing

  • Manual on Hydro-Micro development (South Asian case)

Brief explanations a photos for micro-hydro power projects in South Asia

Penche, Dr. Ingeniero de Minas; 1998

Definitions, site evaluation methodology, hydrolic structures, environmental impact and administrative procedures in deep details.

  • Guide on How to Develop a Small Hydro Plant - Part 1
  • Updated verison of Layman's book:

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  • Guide on How to Develop a Small Hydro Plant - Part 2

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ESHA, 2004

Definitions, site evaluation methodology, hydrolic structures, environmental impact and administrative procedures in deep details.

  • Hydropower enginneering (3578 KB)

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General information and history of the micro-hydro projects

  • Handbook for developing micro-hydro in British Columbia (315 KB)

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BChydro; 2004

Site selection, cost and financing, permitting process, grid interconnection and energy sales, construction, operation, maintenance and surveillance

International Centre for Integrated Mountain
Development; 1999

Collection of manuals' titels and summaries

Energy Sector Assistance Program; 2003

Civil, mechanical and electrical components

Nottigham Trent University; 2002/1999

Case studies on Micro Hydro in Kenya and Nepal

  • [skat.ch/book/supplement-nomograms-diagrams/ Hydraulic engineering manual vol. 2]
Arter,Meier; 1990

Harnessing waterpower on a small scale (performance test on cross flow turbines)

Nakarmi, Arter, Widmer, Eisenring; 1993

Cross flow turbine designs and equipment engineering

Widmer, Arter; 1992

"Village electrification (generators, control system, power factor correction, earthing, distribution system, commercial engineering, Tariffs & financial evaluation"

Eisenring, 1991

Micro pelton turbines

Chapallaz, Ghali, Eichenberger, Fischer; 1992

Manual of induction motors used as generators (basic principles of synchronous and induction generators)

Chapallaz, Eichenberger, Fischer; 1992

Manual of pumps used in turbines

Pico Hydro for Village Power
Maher, Smith; 2001

A practical manual for schemes up to 5KW in hilly areas

  • Good and Bad of Micro hydro Power - Vol 1
Hydropower
ACE/GTZ 2009

Site Identification, Civil Works, Electro-Mechanical

  • Good and Bad of Micro hydro Power - Vol 2
Mini Hydropower
ACE/GTZ 2009

Transmission 6 Distribution, House Installations, Management & Administration, Utilization of Energy

  • Bon & Mauvais Exemples d'une Mini-Centrale Hydroélectrique
Micro Hydro Power
ACE/GTZ 2010
Hydro Scout Guide
Hydro Scout Guide - GTZ/Schnitzer 2009 - english
Scout Guide Madagascar
Scout Guide Madagascar
Hydro Scout Guide - short version Madagascar; 2010

french simplified version

  • Manual Microturbinas Axiales Simplex
Microturbines
GIZ EnDev (Nicaragua/Honduras)E.Paramo

spanish manual about construction of simple axial turbines for MHP

  • Training on pico cross flow - Manual
*****, Maurico Gnecco, *****, Manica, Mozambique, May 2010

The manual describe in words, pictures and drawing the production process of Pico cross flow trubines.

File:Pump as Turbine (PaT) Manual.doc


It is possible to use water pumps "backwards" as turbines. Advantages is a wide availability also from spare parts. => Manual how to plan a site by using a Pump as Turbine

Katharina Meder, 2011, EnDev Ethiopia
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RECP, EUEI PDF, ARE, REN21; 2014

Policy and Business Frameworks for Succesful Minigrid Roll-outs

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EUEI-PDF; 2014

A Framework and Analysis for Key Energy Market Systems




Further Information

  • Another good overview about available Manuals can be found here.


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