A new signal development process and sound system for diverting fish from water intakes
Klinect, D.A.; Loeffelman, P.H.; Van Hassel, J.H. (1992). A new signal development process and sound system for diverting fish from water intakes. Proc. Am. Power Conf. 54(1-2): 427-432
In: Proceedings of the American Power Conference. Illinois Institute of Technology: Chicago,. ISSN 0097-2126, more
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Aquatic organisms Chemical compounds > Hydrogen compounds Chemical compounds > Oxygen compounds Elastic waves > Sound waves Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Fish Feasibility studies Power plants > Hydroelectric power plants Signals Underwater Marine/Coastal |
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- Klinect, D.A.
- Loeffelman, P.H.
- Van Hassel, J.H.
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Abstract |
American Electric Power Service Corporation has explored the feasibility of using a patented signal development process and underwater sound system to divert fish away from water intake areas. The effect of water intakes on fish is being closely scrutinized as hydropower projects are re-licensed. The overall goal of this four-year research project was to develop an underwater guidance system which is biologically effective, reliable and cost-effective compared to other proposed methods of diversion, such as physical screens. Because different fish species have various listening ranges, it was essential to the success of this experiment that the sound system have a great amount of flexibility. Assuming a fish's sounds are heard by the same kind of fish, it was necessary to develop a procedure and acquire instrumentation to properly analyze the sounds that the target fish species create to communicate and any artificial signals being generated for diversion. |
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