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HYDROELECTRIC AND PUMPED STORAGE PRESENT WORLD CAPACITY = 630 GW POWER = DELTA P x FLOW RATE POWER (W) = H =METRES, Q = CUSECS
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WORLD TOTAL = 630GW
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More than 100m Pelton wheel or Impulse turbine Francis turbine vary output by Q Radial inflow Kaplan turbine, propeller, large Q, low H Can change blade angle Need to run at constant speed
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TIDAL TURBINE
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FRANCIS TURBINE
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POWER CONTROLLED BY FLOW RATE, Vcup = Vjet/2
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18 SETS OF 700 MW =12.6 GW, H=120M, FLOW = 9000 TONNES/S
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CRUACHAN PUMPER STORAGE SCHEME
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CRUACHAN RESERVOIR AND LOCH AWE
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DINORWIG PUMPED STORAGE IN WALES
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TIDAL POWER GRAVITATIONAL AND CENTRIFUGAL FORCES CAUSED BY THE EARTH-MOON INTERACTION TOTAL UK POTENTIAL = 17% OF CURRENT ELECTRICTY GENERATION
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12.5 HRS 50 MINS LATER EACH DAY 29.5 DAY CYCLE 14 DAYS BETWEEN SPRING & NEAP SUN PULL IS 177 BIGGER THAN MOON MID OCEAN TR=0.5M NEAR COASTS TR AMPLIFIED UP TO 15M
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MUTUAL ROTATION ABOUT COMMON CENTRE GIVES LARGE OUTWARD G FORCE ON SEA ON FAR SIDE & SMALL G FORCE ON NEAR SIDE. PULL OF MOON STRONG ON NEAR SIDE, WEAKER THAN AVERAGE ON FAR SIDE SUM APPROX SAME ON BOTH SIDES
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2 miles of permanent mud at Weston – super - Mare
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R AREA = A MASS OF TRAPPED WATER = C OF G = R/2 ABOVE LOW WATER MARK MAX PE IF ALL WATER FALLS R/2 = Over tidal period ‘t’ average PE =
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Reversible pumps/turbines better than sluice gates
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Turbines 6000MW between high & low basins, 2500 MW high & sea Pumps 2500MW
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WAVE ENERGY UP TO 2MW/m Average 80kW/m Twice as much available in UK territorial waters As current installed generating capacity Seasonal peak in the winter Storms a problem
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ANNUAL AVERAGE WAVE POWER IN KW/M
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SALTER DUCK WAVE POWER CONVERTER
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SALTER DUCK WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER
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