Bibliographic citations
Quispe, E., Carrasco, J. (2023). Evaluación del potencial hidroeléctrico aplicando sistemas de información geográfica (SIG) considerando las Intercuencas del río Pampas [Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/671620
Quispe, E., Carrasco, J. Evaluación del potencial hidroeléctrico aplicando sistemas de información geográfica (SIG) considerando las Intercuencas del río Pampas [Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/671620
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title = "Evaluación del potencial hidroeléctrico aplicando sistemas de información geográfica (SIG) considerando las Intercuencas del río Pampas",
author = "Carrasco Najarro, Jose Alexander",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2023"
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In a global context where the shift in the energy matrix is becoming increasingly relevant for generating pollution-free energy to the extent possible, hydroelectric power plants are an appealing option when there are the necessary water resources for their implementation. In Ayacucho, Peru, an assessment of the hydroelectric potential was conducted to address the energy deficit in remote areas near the Pampas River, due to the rising energy demand and the lack of local energy production. To achieve this objective, a digital model was created using ALOS PALSAR 12.5 DEM data, and the QGIS software with its GRASS tools was employed to delineate the Pampas basin. Subsequently, the basin was divided into nine sub-basins, with five of them further subdivided into 191 micro-basins with the goal of identifying capture points coinciding with the micro-basin outlet into the main course of the Pampas River. This enabled the analysis of flow rates along the relevant river section. Monthly average flow rates (with a 95% persistence) of the micro-basins were calculated using the Lutz Scholz hydrological model. Four scenarios were then considered with capture points equidistant along the main river channel, at intervals of 1000m, 2000m, 3000m, and 4000m. The first three were discarded because they displayed a high proportion of points with zero or negative slopes in relation to the river flow. However, in the 4000m scenario, theoretical hydroelectric potentials were calculated for the 56 tentative points generated. Based on the results, the points were grouped into four distinct categories, each represented by a different color in the resulting maps. The first group, in red, consisted of 4 points with a minimum potential of less than 500 kW produced in any month of the year. The second group, in orange, included 28 points that generated a minimum of 500 kW to 3000 kW of power in some months of the year. The third group, in yellow, featured 22 points with potentials ranging from 3000 kW to 10000 kW. Finally, the fourth group, in green, had 2 points with a minimum potential of 10000 kW to 20000 kW. This study did not encompass the pre-sizing, planning, or execution of hydroelectric plants of any size. Nonetheless, the results indicate that in the most promising scenario (4000m), the development of small hydroelectric plants (SHP) with an installed capacity exceeding 500 kW is feasible.
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