Micro-Hydro Design Manual: A guide to small-scale water power schemes

A basic knowledge to understand mini hydro power

Absolutely one of my favorite reference titles on hydropower development. The book is well written, in plain English, and is easy to follow. This is a good reference for both non-civil and civil engineers involved in micro-hydropower planning and design. It has relevant and practical worked examples, which will come in handy for the practicing engineer. I strongly recommend it.

It is an excellent reference for those who does not have detailed power generation and strong engineering background. It handles all necessary topics nicely.Astepe

This highly rated manual, covers just about every practical and tangible theoretical introduction to the full design and/up to implementation cycle of MH projects, all in about 370 pages. It is important that it was written and amply illustrated not only with detailed schematics, but also with actual pictures from original installations in developing countries, which makes a viable aid in comprehending the "actual picture". The chapters covered detail a syllabus in: Components and Design of an MH Scheme, Cost benefit estimations, Hydrology and site survey, Flow prediction, Civil works and operational parts (all aspects from Weirs to Penstocks), Commercial engineering, Turbines (including reverse pumps), Governing, Drive systems, a very thorough presentation of the -cumbersome- Electrical Power System aspects, along with Operational, Maintenance, Financial and Commissioning aspects. Should there be something more for an engineer to wish for, would be more info on turbines -something you would expect to find in a specialized book on the subject anyway. The book should provide a valuable asset not only to MH engineers, but to Renewable Energy Technology engineers as well, since it is progressively becoming apparent that a combination of RET along with Pumped Storage and MH, presents a highly attractive opportunity for both developed and developing countries

This book is focused on very simple hydroelectric designs, especially in developing nations. The chapters are logically organized and provide a good amount of relevant data. Overall - Good.

I'm a civil engineer involved in the design of large hydropower plants.This book is a complete guide on the design of a micro-hydropower scheme, particularly well suited if the scheme is located in a developing country.The books cover all subjects ranging from the preliminary studies to the final design of the civil works and of the EM equipment to the maintenance works.It is well written and full of photos and examples.Please buy it if you're involved in the design of small hydropower.The only small suggestion I can do to the author is to introduce some more calculation examples.

This is not what I was looking for. This is a Book for someone who is putting in hydro for a small town or village, not a personal use.

Very good book that gives you a complete coverage of all the different things that will be involved in building or setting-up a Micro-Hydro power generating plant.It covers from what's electrical power, what are the different kinds of water to energy equipments, how to evaluate if your investment will be profitable, the different kind of generators availiable, power transmission and so on, very complete and explained in simple terms so that anyone can get the correct idea of what is involved in a Micro-Hydro.Usefull for any person, asociation or organization that wants to set up a Micro-Hydro. A good selection to buy.

Good text

Thank you so much

After searching a host of journals, and digging up other similar works such as the "Laymans Guide", most of what is out there for small hydropower seemed to be far too general. This book deals with the subject extremely pragmatically, leaving out the engineering textbook feel, and replacing it with a well-written, excellently illustrated, and easy to understand format. The book covers initial site surveying, civil works, economic aspects, turbines, governing, electrical, and drive systems as well as operation and maintenance and final commissioning and testing. Such a broad overview of micro hydro simply cannot be found elsewhere, and if you are looking for a book which deals with the subject completely, this is it. For those interested in solely the engineering design of hydroplants, and can read German, I recommend "Wasserkraftanlagen: Planung, Bau Und Betrieb" by Giesecke and Mosoyni.

excellent book, useful for any project and well written, does not cover water wheels ( which I am doing ) but is still very useful for the fundamentals of governing, electricity generation, generators.. if anyone can recommend me a similar English book for the building of water wheels please leave a comment!