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Chapter 1 Introduction

Hydropower Engineering I introduces the two major sources of power generation: conventional sources including thermal, hydropower, and nuclear power and non-conventional sources such as tidal, solar, geothermal, wind, and wave power. It discusses the physical bases and measuring units of energy, providing tables on energy and related terms, energy units and conversions, and internationally recommended prefixes for SI units.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Hydropower Engineering I introduces the two major sources of power generation: conventional sources including thermal, hydropower, and nuclear power and non-conventional sources such as tidal, solar, geothermal, wind, and wave power. It discusses the physical bases and measuring units of energy, providing tables on energy and related terms, energy units and conversions, and internationally recommended prefixes for SI units.

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Hydropower Engineering I

Year 3 HWRE
Introduction
Sources of energy
• There are two major sources of power generation;
a) Conventional sources
• Thermal power
• Hydropower
• Nuclear power
a) Non-conventional sources
• Tidal power
• Solar power
• Geothermal power
• Wind power
• Wave power
Energy – Physical Bases and Measuring Units

Derivation: Table 1.1: Energy and Related Terms


Units:
Table 1.2: Energy Units and Conversions
It is recommended to use the unit of SI.

Table 1.3 Internationally Recommended Prefixes for SI Units

K M G T P E Prefix symbol
kilo mega giga tera peta exa Prefix
103 106 109 1012 1015 1018 Factor by which the unit
is multiplied

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