Self-adaptive hydropower plant

A self-adaptive hydropower plant (1) that enables a continuously circulating volume of water within a closed loop flow path for generating electricity, said plant comprising:

• a primary reservoir (2) for storing and providing a supply of water;
• a storage tank (3) elevated above said primary reservoir for receiving water from said primary reservoir and facilitating a flow of water from said tank to said primary reservoir;
• a diaphragm (4) within said storage tank for defining upper and lower chambers of the storage tank, the diaphragm being vertically moveable within said tank;
• a plurality of secondary reservoirs (6, 10, 12) comprising a second reservoir (6), a third reservoir (10) and a fourth reservoir (12), located at an elevation below said storage tank but above said primary reservoir;
• at least one turbine (13) positioned below said secondary reservoirs but above said primary reservoir for generating electricity from water distributed from said secondary reservoirs to said primary reservoir;
• and
• a system controller (14) for controlling and monitoring the flow of water from said primary reservoir to said storage tank and secondary reservoirs;
• wherein movement of the diaphragm within the storage tank facilitates the distribution of water from the tank into the secondary reservoirs;
• the secondary reservoirs being adapted to facilitate the distribution of water to the turbine and the movement of the diaphragm within the storage tank being in synchrony with the secondary reservoirs to initiate replenishment of water in the tank by the primary reservoir;
• wherein the second reservoir is located at an elevation lower than and receiving water from said storage tank and is moveable upward and downward in sync with the movement of the diaphragm within said storage tank,
• wherein the third reservoir is located at an elevation lower than and receiving water from the second reservoir, movable upward and downward in opposite direction to the movement of the diaphragm and second reservoir, and
• wherein the fourth reservoir is located at an elevation lower than and receiving water from the second and third reservoirs, and subsequently discharging water onto said turbine, which is located at an elevation lower than the fourth reservoir;
• and
• the water from said turbine is collected by the primary reservoir located at an elevation lower than the fourth reservoir and the turbine;
• wherein the water in the primary reservoir is selectively distributed to the storage tank and the secondary reservoirs to reduce water loss.