Energy Storage
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Most U.S. hydropower facilities have dams and storage reservoirs. Pumped-storage hydropower facilities are a type of hydroelectric storage system where water is pumped from a water source up to a storage reservoir at a higher elevation. The water is released from the upper reservoir to power hydro turbines located below the upper reservoir.
In Figure 16, the steady-state optimum operation of the hydropower can be achieved if we can adjust the wicket gate opening and the corresponding rotational speed at any desired output power. Figure 16. Optimum operation of AS-PSH at different power levels as a function of the head (a) rotor speed and (b) gate position
Pumped-storage hydroelectric systems generally use more electricity to pump water to the upper water storage reservoirs than they produce with the stored water. Therefore, pumped-storage facilities have net negative electricity generation balances.
For a small hydropower plant supplying local loads, the generator output voltage is usually in the medium-voltage range (three-phase, 60 Hz, 4.16 kV); however, for a large generator, the generator output voltage is usually at a higher voltage rating (e.g., 22 kV or 33 kV).
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