A pico-hydropower system (PHPS) can be utilized as a renewable clean energy in building in-pipe system, but its feasibility is still on debate. This is because of the lack of related standards and limited real-site installations. In this study, some p...
A pico-hydropower system (PHPS) can be utilized as a renewable clean energy in building in-pipe system, but its feasibility is still on debate. This is because of the lack of related standards and limited real-site installations. In this study, some paper reviews regarding PHPS and building integrated PHPS examples are introduced. Also, data had been collected from the only PHPS-installed residential building in Korea to analyze the amount of generated power and the in-pipe water flow condition, e.g., pressure, from March 28, 2022 to May 2, 2022. The results show that the daily average energy generation is 21.1kWh and its standard deviation is only about 7%, which implies that the stable daily energy production can be expected from PHPS.