Microcontroller-based automatic control and telemetry system for the Gacab, Abra micro-hydroelectric power plant

• Main Authors: Gillo, Alvin Edward L., Gomez, David Jay Z., Nazarea, Ronnell V., Rubio, Anina Kristina A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Hydroelectric power plants > Abra (Philippines); Hydraulic machinery; Water-power; Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/14294
• Institution: De La Salle University

The installation and development of Micro-Hydroelectric power plants has paved way for the improvement of the lives of the people who live in remote areas. Micro-hydroelectric power plants not only provide electricity to the townspeople but also, it provides other livelihood projects. Although these power plants prove to be beneficial, the painstaking task of manually monitoring and adjusting the valves to produce and maintain a constant voltage level arises. Through technology, the automation of the plant's control mechanism and remote monitoring of parameters are possible. The automatic control mechanism of the plant through Fuzzy Logic adjusts the guide vane of the plant depending on the load to maintain a voltage level within 218-222V. Furthermore, voltage and current levels are measured and acquired through a data acquisition module, which is then linked to a GSM module through a ZILOG Z8F6423 Microcontroller. The GSM module sends the gathered data via SMS to a receiving cellular phone, Nokia 7110. A GUI is made by using Visual C++ to display the data from the cellular phone, and allows the user to request data from the on-site power plant.