Analysis of Water Resources in Irrigation Channels as Kinetic Energy Sources

Abstract

Water resources can be utilized for various human needs including household needs, industrial needs, irrigation needs for agriculture as well as potential energy and kinetic energy for electricity generation. Sindupraja Primary / Primary Channels, which are the main canals serving irrigated areas covering 87,803 ha spread across Cirebon Regency and Indramayu Regency, with a water discharge of 10.3 m3 / sec and good discharge capacity and the large dimensions of the channel make it more optimal not to use only as a provider of irigas for agriculture but also as a potential and kinetic energy source for electricity generation. The purpose of this study was to determine the water resources in terms of hydraulics contained in irrigation channels, especially the Sindupraja Main Canal, which can be optimized as a source of kinetic energy. The purpose of irrigation is the use of water that is comprehensive and supports agricultural productivity in order to increase agricultural production, besides optimizing the management of irrigation water resources because there is stored energy namely potential energy (in falling water) and kinetic energy (in running water), where This energy can be used as the main medium to drive turbines and generators as a source of electrical energy. The amount of potential and kinetic energy produced from these water resources depends on the amount of water debit available, the speed of flowing water flow, and the consistency of water discharge in a certain size. Utilizing the potential of water resources contained in irrigation canals, water energy can be used as a source of MHP where kinetic energy contained in the flow of water in irrigation canals is used as a driver of waterwheels, where the waterwheel is used as a medium or means to convert water energy into energy mechanical form of torque on the wheel shaft to produce electrical energy. the amount of power produced depends on the water flow and speed of the water flow.