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  Overview
 
|  Name of the site:
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 El Plan
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|  Country:
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 Nicaragua (GPS Coordinates: ?)
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|  Turbine Type:
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 Pelton
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|  Power Output:
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 24 kW
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|  Project Status:
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 in operation
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|  Comments:
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 -
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  Operation Data
 
|  Gross Head:
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|  Net/Design Head:
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|  Flow (design flow):
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|  Comments on flow variation during the year:
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  Technical Information
 
|  Comments:
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 General Technical Comments on the Project
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  Civil Works and Penstock
 
|  Dam construction material:
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 Concrete
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|  Dam Dimensions:
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|  Storage Volume Reservoir:
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|  Sedimentation Basin material:
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 Concrete 
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|  Sedimentation Basin Dimensions:
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|  Penstock Length:
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|  Penstock Diameter at Beginning:
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|  Penstock Diameter at End:
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|  Penstock Changes of Diameter:
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|  Penstock Material:
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 PVC
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|  Security Valve:
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  Electromechanical Equipment
 
  Turbine 
|  Turbine Type:
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 Pelton, 1 injector
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|  Turbine Diameter:
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|  Turbine Material:
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|  Turbine Manufacturer:
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 Nica Bosch (Contact: company does not exist any more)
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|  Potencial (nominal):
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 24 kW
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|  Rated Head:
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|  Rated Flow:
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|  Rated Speed:
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|  Runaway Speed:
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|  Shaft diameter and material:
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|  Direction of Rotation:
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 clockwise
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|  Orientation of Shaft:
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 horizontal
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  Generator: 
|  Generator Manufacturer and Model:
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 Stamford
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|  Phases:
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 3
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|  Potencial (nominal):
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|  Nominal voltage:
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|  Nominal Speed:
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|  Frequency:
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 60 Hz
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|  Isolation Class:
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  Mechanical Transmission / Coupling 
|  Type of Belt:
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|  Belt Manufacturer:
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|  Distance between Pulleys:
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|  Diameter of Generator Pulley:
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|  Diameter of Generator Pulley:
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  Control System 
|  Control System Manufacturer and Model:
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 Thomson and Howe Energy Systems, J2
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|  Type of Control:
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 Load Control
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|  Capacity:
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  Electrical Transmission
 
|  Mini Grid:
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|  Connection to national Grid:
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 no
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|  Grid Voltage:
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|  Diameter of Conductor:
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|  Transformer Rating:
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  Economic Information
 
|  Developer: (Contact: )
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|  Start of Construction:
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|  Date of Commissioning:
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|  Ownership / Operation Model:
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|  Operator:
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 3
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|  Tariff structure:
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 3
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|  Connected Housholds:
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|  Connection Cost Cost to be covered by houshold:
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|  Overall Project Costs:
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  Project Photos