Nerinjipettai Barrage - Mettur

About Turbine:

 Type of Turbine - Bulb turbine with Movable Wicket Gates and Runner Blades
(HK-IRT)

 Output - 17200/15600/4400KW

 Speed of Turbine - 75 RPM

 Run away Speed – 205 RPM

 Runner Motor – 1 (Servo)

 Rated Flow – 255.1/271.0/182.6 m3/s

 Water leaves from the height- 184.25 mtrs

About Generator:

 Output power -16667 KVA

 Voltage- 6600 Volts

 Current- 1456 Amps

 Weight- 174 Tons

 Excitation Voltage-350 V

 Excitation Current-665 A

 Governor Control – Auto Governor

To be Known:

1. Frequency of turbine

2. Speed deviation of the generator used

3. What type of control mechanism is used so far?

4. Is so far any type of controller is used for controlling frequency?

5. What are the Defects on turbine?

6. What are limitations of using controllers?