Friday, July 10, 2015

Power plant (Hydro Electric Power Plant)

What is the power plant ?


A power plant is and industrial location which is used for the generation and distribution  of electrical power .


Types of power station ?


The power plants have many types and it depending on fuel types ;

The first Method ;  Hydro Electric Power Plant



It depending on falling water from a height to drive the turbine which it run the generator to produce electricity . The hydraulic power is considered a neutrally available renewable  energy .



P=pgQH
p (water density) = 1000 kg/m3
g ( gravity acceleration ) = 9.81 m/sec.sq
H ( fall water height )

This produced power is rotating alternator shaft to convert it to equivalent electrical energy .









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