What are the uses of a flywheel in mini hydro power plants?

Flywheel is shock absorber. It will take care sudden stop, a cause for mechanical damages. read more

Massive flywheels help keep gigantic generators spinning without the constant flow of water. They also store kinetic energy obtained by the flow of water, and are used to open and close floodgates. read more

Essay # 5. Types of Small Hydro Power Plants: The small hydro power plants can be classified according to the size of the hydro turbine. 1. Micro Hydel Projects: Micro Hydel Projects of capacity 50 to 100 kW. Example: A micro hydro power plant with a propeller type turbine with a power output of 50 kW at a head of 10m and water flow rate of 0.8 mVs. 2. read more