AUTOMATED HYDROPOWER STATIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY AND ENERGY SAVING OF INDEPENDENT CONSUMERS
The paper describes automated hydropower stations for power supply and energy saving of independent consumers in Altai Krai and Altai Republic. These stations present various types of micro hydroelectric power stations with water fi lling wheels, axial water-wheels and blocks of automatic control of electric loading which were developed and introduced by the authors. The main technical characteristics of these micro-HPPs are given.