Installation of a Low Flow Unit at the Abiquiu Hydroelectric Facility

Jack Q. Richardson

关键词: Abiquiu;    ARRA;    Recovery Act;    hydropower;    hydroelectric;    modernization;    upgrade;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1044399
RP-ID  :  DE - FOA - 0000120
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1044399

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Final Technical Report for the Recovery Act Project for the Installation of a Low Flow Unit at the Abiquiu Hydroelectric Facility. The Abiquiu hydroelectric facility existed with two each 6.9 MW vertical flow Francis turbine-generators. This project installed a new 3.1 MW horizontal flow low flow turbine-generator. The total plant flow range to capture energy and generate power increased from between 250 and 1,300 cfs to between 75 and 1,550 cfs. Fifty full time equivalent (FTE) construction jobs were created for this project - 50% (or 25 FTE) were credited to ARRA funding due to the ARRA 50% project cost match. The Abiquiu facility has increased capacity, increased efficiency and provides for an improved aquatic environment owing to installed dissolved oxygen capabilities during traditional low flow periods in the Rio Chama. A new powerhouse addition was constructed to house the new turbine-generator equipment.