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The aim of using induction motors as generators is primarily to reduce the costs of electricity generation in micro-hydropower plants. Often in small MHPs, the cost-reduction approach is extended into many other components of the scheme such as turbine manufacture, governing and also electrical system protection.
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Chapallaz, JM., Dos Ghali, J., Eichenberger, P., Fischer, G. (1992). Safety and Protection. In: Manual on Induction Motors Used as Generators. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-14044-3_6
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