Class Description

A generating unit whose prime mover is a hydraulic turbine (e.g., Francis, Pelton, Kaplan).

Attributes

Name Type Description
dropHeight Length The height water drops from the reservoir mid-point to the turbine.
energyConversionCapability HydroEnergyConversionKind Energy conversion capability for generating.
hydroUnitWaterCost CostPerVolume The equivalent cost of water that drives the hydro turbine.
turbineType HydroTurbineKind Type of turbine.

Relationships

Inherits from

Descendant classes

  • No descendant classes

Leaf/Root class

IsLeaf IsRoot
False False

Associations

Source Class Cardinality Source Target Class Cardinality Target Source Name Source Assoc. Description Target Name Target Assoc. Description
HydroGeneratingEfficiencyCurve 0..* HydroGeneratingUnit 1 HydroGeneratingEfficiencyCurves A hydro generating unit has an efficiency curve. HydroGeneratingUnit A hydro generating unit has an efficiency curve.
HydroPowerPlant 0..1 HydroGeneratingUnit 0..* HydroPowerPlant The hydro generating unit belongs to a hydro power plant. HydroGeneratingUnits The hydro generating unit belongs to a hydro power plant.
PenstockLossCurve 0..1 HydroGeneratingUnit 1 PenstockLossCurve A hydro generating unit has a penstock loss curve. HydroGeneratingUnit A hydro generating unit has a penstock loss curve.
TailbayLossCurve 0..* HydroGeneratingUnit 1 TailbayLossCurve A hydro generating unit has a tailbay loss curve. HydroGeneratingUnit A hydro generating unit has a tailbay loss curve.