Open AccessMicrohydo potential in Gunung Pasang plantation Panti Jember East Java
Author(s) -
Dedy Eko Rahmanto,
Michael Joko Wibowo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/411/1/012068
Subject(s) - environmental science , elevation (ballistics) , electricity , current (fluid) , metre , power (physics) , hydrology (agriculture) , mathematics , geology , electrical engineering , physics , geotechnical engineering , engineering , geometry , astronomy , quantum mechanics
Gunung Pasang plantation is located in Panti-Jember. The Gunung Pasang plantation actually already has a Francis type microhydro turbine with a power output of around 30 kW. However, this power is still too small when compared to energy needs in plantations which can reach 90 kW. The aim of this study is to find the potential of micro-hydro energy in the Gunung Pasang plantation as a reference for developing micro-hydro energy in the plantation. Potential studies are carried out by measuring the discharge using a current meter and measuring the difference of elevation using a automatic level and altimeter. The result of measurement of potential river flow discharge in the dry season is 0.202 cms. The difference in elevation measured at the first point is 54.19 meters and the second point is 113.09 meters. Microhydro power potential by taking a discharge 0.18 was calculated for the first point and the second as 69.61 kW and 145.27 kW, respectively. Utilisation of potential power in the second point was able to meet the electricity needs of the plantation. Economic feasibility analysis is needed if the micro hydro potential is to be developed.