Water and Energy International

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Overview of Best Maintenance Practices

  • Author: M.L. Sachdeva

• Probable causes of Failure of the Transmission Line Components

• Practices and Experience of GETCO

  • Author: S.K. Negi

• PROCEEDINGS PAPER

  Proceedings of Interactive Workshop on ‘Best Practices for Maintenance of Transmission Lines’ 17–18 October 2011, New Delhi

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Two methods of obtaining constant frequency (50Hz) sinusoidal Voltage waveform for joining a variable speed wind turbine generator to grid with proper synchronization

  • Author: Dipankar Chatterjee, Biswadip Basu Mallik

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Organised Dam Safety in Maharashtra

  • Author: M.S. Mundhe, R.W. Nikum, V.R. Sonwane

• Grouting for Dams Under Difficult Site Conditions

  • Author: S. Basarkar, Manish Kumar, Smarjit Chatterjee

• Condition Monitoring of Transmission Lines

  • Author: L.N. Agrawal

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Relationship Between Bed Forms and Friction in Alluvial Channel Flow

  • Author: M. Bardhan

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Basin-wise Live Storage Capacities Under Major & Medium Irrigation Project in India

• BHEL Bags Rs 3,783 Crore Mega Contract

• IREDA Paid Dividend

• NTPC Signed A MOU with BIMTECH

• Power Grid Plans to go Global

• Telangana Strike Hits Power Supply in Andhra Pradesh

• City to get 250 MW from Aravali Plant

• Powermin Seeks Special Treatment

• NJHPS Achieves Record Generation

• Coal Supply May Unplug Power Sector

• Switches Coal Shortage Hits NTPC's Output

• Kudankulam N-plant Stir Resumes in Tamil Nadu

• N-Deal: US Puts Onus on India

• Solar-Powered Rickshaws Launched on Kolkata's Lanes

• Power Firms Likely to Default on 56k CR Loan

• Power Grid Commissions Mundra UMP Transmission System

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  Relief for India as China Says no Brahmaputra Diversion

• India Confident of Winning Kishanganga Dispute

• Mamata Steers Clear as Hasina Upbeat on Teesta

• Heavy Pollution of Wells in Ernakulam District

• Ponds not Responsible for Arsenic Poisoning

• Centre Firm on Subansiri DAM

• Pondi Water for Cleaning Cooum

• Rise in Water Level in Idukki Reservoir

• Jal Board to Conserve Flood Plains, Develop Them as Water Source for Delhi

• Kakinada Locals Worried Over Polution From Edible Oil Refineries

• Silent Killer Arsenic Poisons Lives in Balia

• Tremor Takes 2 Lives in North Sikim

• Cauvery Basin Water Non-Potable at Select Spots

• Water Security Under Threat if Mining Increases

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Proceedings of Short Course on Scour of Rock (Downstream of overtopping Dams and plunge pools) 19th october 2011, New Delhi

• Proceedings of Seminar on Slope Stabilization in Challenges Infrastructure Projects 20–21 October 2011, New Delhi

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Issues Embedding Series Compensation in Chilean Central Interconnected System (SIC)

• Active and Hybrid Filters in Medium Voltage Distribution Power Systems

• Research on Large-scale Wind Power Exploitation and Long-distance Transmission Planning Method

• Development of Standards for the Secure and Reliable Operation of Electric Power Systems

• Brazilian Power System: Criteria, Operating Standard Metrics and Performance Indicators

• Socioenvironmental Transmission Costs in Brazil

• Lightning Shielding Failure Analysis of 1000-kV Ultrahigh Voltage AC Transmission Line

• Role of Storage Systems and Market Based Ancillary Services in Active Distribution Networks Management

• Flashover Tests Under Wet Conditions on Full and Sectioned UHV Insulators

• Turbine Generator 760 MVA Supervisory System

• Vibro-acoustic Diagnostic: Contributing to an Optimized On-load Tap Changer (OLTC) Maintenance Strategy

• Improving System and Equipment Performance by Controlled Switching

• Study of Direct Burial of High Voltage Underground Cables

• Upgrade Transmission Line Corridor Portile de Fier – Resita – Timisoara – Arad by Transforming Existing Double Circuit Lines

• Management of Current and Voltage Limits in RTE's Substations

• Analysis of Long-term Rainfall Trends in India

• Estimating Groundwater Recharge using the Chloride Mass-balance Method in the West Bank, Palestine

• Reliability of Sediment Rating Curves for a Deciduous Forest Watershed in Iran

• Extrapolation of Rating Curves by Hydraulic Modelling, with Application to Flood Frequency Analysis

• Comparison of Data-driven Modelling Techniques for RiverFlow Forecasting

• Cost-efficient Management of Coastal Aquifers Via Recharge with Treated Wastewater and Desalination of Brackish Groundwater: General Framework

• Methodology of Ground Water Assessment

• A GIS Based Approach for Erosion Hazard Mapping of Umkhen Sub Watershed of Kopili River Basin in Northeastern Region of India

• CASE STUDY

  Design of a Drainage Barrel under Canal Bed for Sub surface Flow using Fem- A Case Study

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Stability Analyses for Levees on Deep-mixed Shear Walls

• QA/AC for Deep-mixed Ground: Current Practice and Future Research Needs

• Scale of Water Resources Development and Sustainability: Small is Beautiful, Large is Great

• Water-related Conflicts in Urban Areas in Poland

• The Singapore-Malaysia Water Relationship: An Analysis of the Media Perspectives

• Australian Water Allocation Plans and the Sustainability Objective - Conflicts and Conflict - Resolution Measures

• The Baardhere Dam and Water Infrastructure Project in Somalia—Ethiopia's Objection and the World Bank Response

• Legal Aspects of Sharing and Management of Transboundary Waters in South Asia: Preventing Conflicts and Promoting Cooperation

• CASE STUDY

  Cooperation or Conflict in Transboundary Water Management: Case Study of South Asia

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Climate-proofing Transboundary Water Agreements

• Meeting the Challenge of Wastewater Irrigation: Economics, Finance, Business Opportunities and Methodological Constraints

• Evolving Policies and the Roles of Public and Private Stakeholders in Wastewater and Faecal-sludge Management in India, China and Ghana

• EDITORIAL

  From Editor's Desk