Pico Hydro is a concept used for small-scale hydroplants for power generation under 5 kW. Small turbines of 200 to 300 W can supply a specific demand, such as a lamp, circuit,
Pico-hydro power is at the forefront of these options because it is considered as the most cost-effective renewable energy option to provide electricity for rural areas, and to enable energy to be derived from extremely low head and flow streams of 1 m and 1 L/s, respectively. This review discusses the research and development aspects of
There are thousands of sites where people have a source of falling water but do not have electricity. For these rural communities, pico hydro is the lowest-cost technology for generating electricity. Lighting from this source is cheaper than
Pico-hydropower, electricity generation under 5kW, can be used where there is a stream or river flowing near to a community. Several countries, such as Nepal, Vietnam, Laos and Peru, have been exploiting pico-hydropower for the past few decades as a way to provide electricity to rural locations.
Apart from rural area electrification, pico hydro power stations are convenient for utilizing the hydropower potential of water supply systems. This paper shows the calculation procedure and
Pico hydro is a term used for hydroelectric power generation of under 5 kW. These generators have proven to be useful in small, remote communities that require only a small amount of electricity – for example, to power one or two fluorescent light bulbs and a TV or radio in 50 or so homes.
I. INTRODUCTION THE Pico hydro is hydro power with a maximum electrical output of five kilowatts (5kW). Hydro power systems of this size benefit in terms of cost and simplicity from different approaches in the design, planning and installation than those which are applied to larger hydro power.
Pico hydropower (PHP) is a small power plant system to generate electricity that is suitable for implementation in the rural area. The potential of local natural resources such as bamboo and the existing of many induction motors with small capacity, both of them respectively can be used as turbine material and as an induction generator.
Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company Ricoh has launched a pico-hydro generation system that can be used with factory drainage systems and irrigation canals.
In the last 20 years, pico hydropower plants found their highest use in the electrification of rural areas, replacing aggregates with fossil fuel, photovoltaic systems and wind power plants. Pico hydropower plants are most used today in the countries of South America and Southeast Asia.