Practical Power Plant Engineering

18Generation

CHAPTER MENU

• 18.1 Types of Generating Plants
  • 18.1.1 Power Plant One‐Line Diagrams
  • 18.1.2 Generator Capacity Curve and Limits
  • 18.1.3 Generator Excitation and V Curves
  • 18.1.4 Short Circuit Ratio (SCR)
  • 18.1.5 Generator Impedances
  • 18.1.6 Generator Transient Conditions
  • 18.1.7 Generator Stator Core Test
  • 18.1.8 Generator, Motor Testing after Installation
• 18.2 Governors
  • 18.2.1 Digital Governors
  • 18.2.2 Auxiliary Equipment
• 18.3 Excitation: Control for Voltage and Reactive Power
  • 18.3.1 Generator (Motor) Magnetizing
  • 18.3.2 Static or Brushless Excitation
• 18.4 Generator Circuit Breaker
• 18.5 Generator Step‐up Transformers
• 18.6 Heat‐Rate Curve
• 18.7 Hydraulic Turbine Cavitation
• 18.8 Generator Cooling
• 18.9 Plant Black Start
• 18.10 Synchronous Motor
  • 18.10.1 Damper Winding
• 18.11 Plant Capacity and Availability Factors
  • 18.11.1 Typical Capacity Factors for Power Plants
• References

18.1 Types of Generating Plants

There exist a number of conventional ways to produce electrical energy, some by burning fuel and others by exploiting the renewable natural resources, such as wind, sun, water, and geothermal sources. The natural resources are not always close to the locations of the load centers. In most cases, the renewable resources are located away from the load, and the power produced is transported to the load centers by long transmission lines. On the other hand, the generating plants using fuel are built closer to the load centers, and the fuel resources are transported to the plants. ...