ESTIMATION OF PARAMETERS OF SMALL DERIVATIVE HYDRO POWER STATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF TUVA
According to the RusHydro (Federal Hydro-Generating Company of Russia), the Republic of Tuva has a huge hydropower capacity which is about 8 GW. Using the energy of small rivers, it is possible to partially or completely solve the problem of electrification of remote settlements of the republic, operating from diesel generators. But the potential of the small rivers of Tuva is not studied well, and requires some additional hydropower calculations for further technical and economic assessment of the construction of small and micro hydroelectric power plants. The paper proposes a method for estimating the parameters of a small hydroelectric power station in terms of hydrological and climatic conditions of the area. The selection of the target and evaluation of the parameters of the hydroelectric power station of the derivational type for the decentralized region of the Republic of Tuva is made. Depending on the load of consumers and the hydroelectric technical potential of the target, a variant of the composition of the power of hydroelectric units with propeller turbines is proposed and the technical and economic indicators of the efficiency of a small hydroelectric power station are determined.