In October 2013, The owner of the area where there was the old Steel Plant Marumby Ltda - Usimar in City-Rio Branco do Sul/PR, demonstrated interest in revitalizing the hydroelectric plant located on his property. Having ...

The objective of this text is to analyze the problem of precariousness and overexploitation in work relations at Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in the city of Porto Velho (RO - Brazil), understanding it in the ...

Some important real-time tasks of the independent system operator (ISO) are the monitoring and control of power system events (load deviations and contingencies). These events are usually managed by the ISO using operating ...

Some important real-time tasks of the independent system operator (ISO) are the monitoring and control of power system events (load deviations and contingencies). These events are usually managed by the ISO using operating ...

The need to expand the energy supply in order to provide economic growth and development is a growing reality in Brazil. However, the expansion of energy generated from hydroelectric power plants is controversial due to ...

Brazil has a rich density of superficial water bodies in its territory, this is associated with one of the largest potentials for hydroelectric power generation in the world. This potential has gradually been explored with ...

Environmental impact assessment is a determining tool for the implementation or not of all types of developments that can cause some imbalance in the surrounding environment. Brazil is known for its strict environmental ...

This work is concerned with damages of trash-racks of hydroelectric power plants excited by the flow passing around them, and with the analysis of virtual mass effect on the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the ...

The Brazilian relief, predominantly composed by small mountains and plateaus, contributed to formation of rivers with high amount of falls. With exception to North-eastern Brazil, the climate of this country are rainy, ...