Research and Development Office

Jim DeHaan

Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Hydropower Technical Services
Contact Information: (303) 445-2305, jdehaan@usbr.gov

Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program

Jim DeHaan began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2004 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2022 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topics Improved Power Generation, Repair and Maintenance and Water Resource Data Analysis.

The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Jim DeHaan is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.

Integration of Renewable Energy Sources - Determining Hydro Generation Start/Stop and Cycling Costs

Project ID: 22026
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2022 - 2024
Research Results: contact Jim DeHaan

Fuel Cell Evaluation – Report on the long-term performance of fuel cells installed to provide extended backup power at several ECAO communication sites.

Project ID: 20013
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2020
Research Results: Fuel Cell Project Evaluation (final, PDF, 3.6MB)

Machine Condition Monitoring - Enhance and expand Reclamation developed Machine Condition Monitoring (MCM) system. System utilizes in-house developed software and commercial data acquisition hardware.

Project ID: 20012
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2020 - 2022
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Predictive Maintenance Program – Research and development of a system to transfer and store secured data in support of a Reclamation-wide Predictive Maintenance Management program for power production assets

Project ID: 20108
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2020 - 2022
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Rotor-Mounted Scanner – Participate in the development and deployment of a new and improved version of the Rotor-Mounted Scanner hydro condition monitoring system, designated StatorScan.™

Project ID: 20014
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2020 - 2022
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Determining Hydro Generation Start/Stop and Cycling Costs

Project ID: 1880
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2018 - 2020
Research Results:

• Determining Hydro Generation Start/Stop and Cycling Costs (final, PDF, 3.3MB)
• Determining Hydro Generation Start/Stop and Cycling Costs (final, PDF, 3.3MB)

Machine Condition Monitoring

Project ID: 1719
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2017 - 2019
Research Results: Machine Condition Monitoring (final, PDF, 4.5MB)

Power System Safety

Project ID: 613
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2015 - 2017
Research Results:

• Temporary Protective Ground Cable Impedance K-Factors for Predicting Worker Touch Voltage (final, PDF, 1.9MB)
• Power System Safety (final, PDF, 1.9MB)
• Power System Safety (final, PDF, 1.9MB)

Protection System Testing Improvements

Project ID: 1728
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2017 - 2019
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Wireless Instrumentation Capability

Project ID: 1738
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2017 - 2019
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Non-dispatchable Renewable Integration

Project ID: 2533
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2016 - 2018
Research Results:

• Non-dispatchable Renewable Integration (final, PDF, 501KB)
• Non-dispatchable Renewable Integration (final, PDF, 501KB)

Plant Condition Monitoring

Project ID: 2879
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2014 - 2016
Research Results:

• Keeping Track of the Generator's Condition (final, PDF, 520KB)
• Signal to Noise: Analyzing Generator Performance and Reliability (final, PDF, 520KB)
• Plant Condition Monitoring (final, PDF, 520KB)

Power System Safety

Project ID: 1800
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2018 - 2020
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Protection System Testing Improvements

Project ID: 2446
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2014 - 2016
Research Results: Protection System Testing Improvements (final, PDF, 1.7MB)

Large Synchronous Generators Computer Models

Project ID: 3772
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2015
Research Results:

• Large Synchronous Generators Computer Models (final, PDF, 1.4MB)
• Analyzing Synchronous Machines With Bypassed Coils (final, PDF, 1.4MB)

Non-dispatchable Renewable Integration

Project ID: 7946
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2015
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Power System Safety

Project ID: 5446
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2014
Research Results: Safe and Grounded (final, PDF, 590KB)

Reduced Cost Hydropower Maintenance

Project ID: 5021
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2011 - 2013
Research Results: Machine Condition/Vibration Monitoring (final, PDF, 2.7MB)

Renewable Integration and Small Hydro

Project ID: 6144
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2011 - 2013
Research Results:

• Hydrogenerator Start / Stop Costs (interim, PDF, 2.7MB)
• Hydro Model Data Project (final, PDF, 2.7MB)
Document ID 1228 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Please contact the Principal Investigator to request a copy of this document.

• How Much Does it Cost to Start/Stop a Hydrogenerator? (final, PDF, 2.7MB)

Reduced Cost Hydroelectric Maintenance

Project ID: 582
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2004 - 2010
Research Results:

• Generator Power Measurements for Turbine Performance Testing at Bureau of Reclamation Powerplants (interim, PDF, 164KB)
• Protection System Coordination, Testing, and Maintenance to Comply with NERC Requirements (interim, PDF, 164KB)
• Reclamations Role in Integrating Wind Energy (final, PDF, 164KB)
• Machine Condition/Vibration Monitoring (final, PDF, 164KB)
• Flexible Magnetic Flux Probe (final, PDF, 164KB)

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