Pump as Turbine for Micro Hydro Power

Using pump as turbine and induction motor as generator has numerous benefits for remote area hydro project in term of cost saving. The objectives of this project are to determine the head and flow rate of a centrifugal pump in turbine mode, to design pump as turbine test rig and to test a centrifugal pump as a turbine and induction motor as
generator to develop turbine characteristic at various head and flow rate. People who live in rural area are hard to get electrical source from grid connection. Using a
centrifugal pump as turbine instead of conventional turbine can reduce the installation cost.