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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 15/16 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); H02P 9/10 (2006.01); H02P 101/10 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 15/16 (2013.01); H02P 9/04 (2013.01); H02P 9/102 (2013.01); F05B 2220/32 (2013.01); F05B 2270/20 (2013.01); F05B 2270/335 (2013.01); H02P 2101/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
A hydroelectric power generation system includes: a generator driven by the hydraulic turbine; a head adjuster adjusting an effective head of the hydraulic turbine; and a controller cooperatively executing: flow rate control for controlling the generator such that a flow rate in the hydraulic turbine is brought close to a target flow rate; and head adjusting control for adjusting the effective head of the hydraulic turbine using the head adjuster such that the effective head of the hydraulic turbine falls within a first range.