HydroVision International 2015

Sessions (219)

Hydro Basics Course (Room A106)

13 Jul 15
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Water Power Hydro Basics Course: Hydro Overview (Room A106)

13 Jul 15
8:15 AM - 8:35 AM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: Harnessing the Water (Room A106)

13 Jul 15
8:35 AM - 9:35 AM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: Turbine Basics (Room A106)

13 Jul 15
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: Electrical System Basics (Room A106)

13 Jul 15
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: Hydro in a Power System (Room A106)

13 Jul 15
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: Day-to-Day Operations (Room A106)

13 Jul 15
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: Natural Resource Stewardship: Instream Flows and Fish Passage (Room A106)

14 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: Natural Resource Stewardship: Dam Effects on Water Quality (Room A106)

14 Jul 15
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: How Projects Are Regulated in the U.S. (Room A106)

14 Jul 15
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: International Regulatory Issues (Room A106)

14 Jul 15
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Waterpower Hydro Basics Course: Communicating Hydro's Value (Room A106)

14 Jul 15
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Opening Keynote (Oregon Ballroom)

14 Jul 15
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Adjusting Stator Centerline and Air Gap by Method of Hydraulic Jacking

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Approaches for Probabilistic Flooding Hazard Assessment

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Conowingo Dam Two-Dimensional Instream Flow Study

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Energy Storage Then and Now: Comparing Various Forms of Energy Storage

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Environmentally Friendly Design Considerations for Hydropower

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Evolution of US Hydropower Fleet Ownership and its Implications for Incentive Design and Mode of Operation

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Fitness-for-Service Assessment on 1940’s Era Wicket Gates

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Forecasting The Magic Dragon: How Much Inflow Will There Be, and When Will It Arrive in Lake Of The Ozarks?

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Potential and Renewable Energy Integration in the Northwest

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Hydropower Optimization: Updating the Probable Maximum Precipitation and Flood in a Complex Basin in the Oregon Cascades

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Impact of the Number of Applied Current Meter Sensors on the Accuracy of Flow Rate Measurements Across a Range of Hydroelectric Facilities Indicative of the Domestic Hydroelectric Fleet

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Increasing Sir Adam Beck Hydro Power Plant Productivity by Upgrading Pumped Storage Flexibility and Capacity

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Industry Experience with Aerating Turbines

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Integrating Dispatchable Hydro and Pumped Storage: Absorbing Solar Overgeneration

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Mathematical Modeling, Design Optimization and Experimental Verification of Conical Basin: Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plant

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Observations on the Allocation of Project Development Risk with Climate Change

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

On Using Stay Vanes in Bánki Water Turbines to Improve Their Efficiency

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Operational Capabilities and Valuation of Benefits Provided by Advanced Pumped Storage Hydropower Technologies

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Outage Time Reduction by Rethinking the Way of Improving Stay Vane Profiles: An Industrial Application

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Providing Grid Flexibility -- Technology Trends and Regulatory RestrictionsA Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Case Study

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Recreation Management Plans, Tables & Exhibits: Lessons Learned through implementation

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Rehabilitating Turbines to Extend Project Life

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Scott Dam Spillway – Comparing Physical Model Study Results

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1A: Tips and Considerations for Developing a Strong Business Case for Hydro Assets (Room B114)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1B: When the Storm Comes and the Wave Falls: Assessing the Consequences of Dam Failure (Room A105)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1C: What's the Vision? Where's the Progress? (Room B117)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1D: What It's Going to Take to Double Hydropower Production in the U.S. (Room B113)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1E: How It's Made (or Should Be) - Specification Writing for the Real World (Room A106)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1F: Climate Policy Opportunities and Issues for Hydro (Room B115)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1G: Columbia River Basin - Hot Topics (Room B116)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1H: Flexibility of Pumped Storage for Grid Reliability (Room B110)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1I: Hydraulics, Hydraulic Modeling and Hydrology (Room A109)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 1J: Topics in Turbines (Room B119)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session PG-W: Poster Gallery

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Simulation of a Hydropower Cascade Using Historical Data and State Estimation

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Strain and Acceleration Measurements on a New Propeller Runner’s Design Under Various Loading Conditions During its Commissioning

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The 84-MW New Bong Escape Hydropower Project - First Privately Developed Hydropower Facility in Pakistan - Challenges and Solutions

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Upgrade of Långströmmen Dam for Higher Safety Standard

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Behavior Analysis of Juvenile Salmonids Pre and Post Installation of a New Bypass Structure at Priest Rapids Dam

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Controlling In-Stream Flows on the Prospect Hydroelectric Project

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Digital Front Ends Offer New Life for Aging Static Exciter Systems on Hydro Turbine Generators

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Downstream Fish Passage Facilities at the Swift No. 1 Hydroelectric Project

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hydraulic Governor Systems – Older Equipment and Designs: New Goals

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hydro Asset Management: One Size Does Not Fit All

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Innovative Fish Passage Facilities Added to Soda Springs Dam Enable Generation to be Maximized at Seven Upstream Hydropower Peaking Plants

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

LCOE Uncertainty Analysis for Hydropower using Monte Carlo Simulations

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Mitigating the Environmental Risks of Oil Leakage in Aging Governor Systems: A Case Study of Central Hudson Gas and Electric’s Dashville Hydroelectric Plant

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Propelling a New Profitability Model for Hydro Generation: A Business Case to Capitalize on Continuous Minimum Flow Requirements

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Rim Fire Emergency Response Provides Valuable Lessons Learned to Minimize Risk from Future Disasters

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2A: Extending the Life of a Project through Proper Planning (Room B111)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2B: There's Got to be a Better Way: Collaborative Solutions for Contract Delivery (Room A105)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2C: Technology Development in Marine Energy (Room B117)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2D: The Ups and Downs of Pumped Storage Development: An Industry Update (Room B113)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2E: Your Generator: Will it Run until You Retire? (Room A106)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2F: DOE's Hydropower Vision Initiative - A Roadmap to the Future (Room B115)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2G: Managing Hydro Projects during Droughts and Other Lower Water Events (Room B116)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2H: All About Controls (Room C125)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2I: Hydropower Plant Management (Room A103)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2J: Fish Passage and Protection: The Northwest Experience (Room B119)

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tackling Cyber Security: Castaic Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Use of Physical Models to Balance Fine Trash Rack Intake Approach Velocities in a Complex Flow Field

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Turbine Biological Evaluation Tools and Their Applications Using Sensor Fish Data

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Upstream Fish Passage Facilities at the Merwin Hydroelectric Project

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Workforce Development for Hydropower – A Study of the Current O&M Workforce and Projected Retirements

15 Jul 15
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Advanced Condition-Based Maintenance in Hydro Generation Power Plants: Powerful Visual Training Helps Optimize Performance of Aging Equipment

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Application of Sustainable Hydropower Principles to Projects

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Assessing the Impact of Economies of Scale on Hydropower Plant O&M Cost

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Construction and Testing of a Selective-Level Withdrawal Intake Tower

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Decisions, Decisions! Using a Physical Model to Evaluate Rehabilitation Options for the Pit 6 Dam Stilling Basin, Northern California

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Developing a Strategic Climate Change Strategy for the Hydropower Sector

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Development and Application of a Standardized Flow Measurement Uncertainty Analysis Framework to Various Low-Head Short-Converging Intake Types Across the United States Federal Hydropower Fleet

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Emergency Repairs on Generator Stator Windings

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Emergency Safety Downstream Gates for Reversible Power Plants

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Expanding Hydro’s Contribution to Grid Stability

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Fabrication and Installation of 25-ft Diameter Penstock for Rainbow Dam Redevelopment Project

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Fluid Flow Mensuration with Internally Mounted Acoustical Velocity Flowmeter

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Foz Tua Pump-Turbines – Design Approach to Extend Plant Operating Range

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

HPP Kwoiek Creek – From Ideas to 4 x 14.75MW Output Power in 673 Days

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Innovative Control Strategy for Variable Speed Hydro Generators: Maximum Power Point Tracking Approach

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

ITAIPU Hydropower Plant: Energy Production with High Performance World Record in 2012/2013

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Machine Signature Analysis: A Review of Existing and Potential Techniques and Their Applications to Hydraulic Turbines and Generator Units

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Management of the Sediments in the Pativilca River Basin Cahua Hydropower Plant, Peru

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Parametric Cost Modeling for National-scale Hydropower Feasibility

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Quantifying the Cost of Unit Outages Across the USACE Hydropower Facilities

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Selecting Design Standards, Respecting Design Requirements and Interfacing with International Suppliers for the Matala Project

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 3A: Conquering the Divide: Linking Plant and Business Systems (Room B114)

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 3B: Are Your Hydraulic Structures Ready for the Emergency? (Room A105)

16 Jul 15
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM