Types of hydro power plant`s

dams and gates

Student: Mikhail E. Chernobrov
Group 5AM0R
Supervisor: Shestakova V. Vera

21 October
2020
Plan

• About hydro power plants

• Type of dams
• Type of gates
• Pros and cons

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Word list

• Dam - дамба • Buttress –

• Gate - затвор контрфорсы (тип

• опор)
Concrete - бетон
• Reinforcement –
• Layer – слой
арматура
• Core – ядро
• Arch – арка
• Soil – грунт

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About hydro power plants

«…conversion of the kinetic

energy of the water flow into
mechanical energy of rotation
of the generator rotor, which
generate electrical energy…»

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Types of dams

a) ground dam b) concrete dam

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Ground dam

«…ground dams are made

multilayer. There use clay
screens and cores…»

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Concrete dam

«…combination of concrete and

reinforcement, it became possible
to distribute the load in more
complex way…»

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Types of gates

a) vertical gate b) radial gate

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Types of gates

c) ring gates d) sector gates

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Conclusion

«…this variation is a result of

conditions of construction and
operation in certain area…»

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Resources
1. https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/types-hydropower-plants

2. https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth104/node/1067#:~:text=There%20are%20thr
ee%20main%20types,river%20water%20in%20a%20reservoir
.

3. https://www.yourelectricalguide.com/2018/05/working-principle-hydroelectric-
power-plant-advantages-disadvantages.html

4. https://www.mechanicalbooster.com/2017/12/hydropower-plant.html

5. https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/howhydropowerplantsworks.php

6. http://blog.rushydro.ru/?p=5302