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• Protective relaying: Relay is the electrical device which sense the abnormal
conditions or part in the power system and gives an alarm of isolate that faulty part from the
healthy system.
• Overvoltage protection: There are main fuve causes of overvoltage they are power
system surges, Insulation failure,Arching ground,resonance and External causes.
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION
Topics covered
• Thermal Power Station: Thermal power Plant works on Rankine Cycle and it contains Boiler,
condenser,pump, Turbine.
• Nuclear Power Station:The generating station which converts nuclear energy into electrical power is
known as nuclear power Plant.It contains nuclear reactor,heat exchange,Steam turbine,alternator.
various type of nuclear power reactor
(1) Pressurised water reactor
(2) Boiling water reactor
(3) CANDU – pressurized heavy water reactor
(4) Advance gas cooled reactor
• Hydro Power Station: Hydro electric power station is use potential energy of water to generate
electrical energy.
TYPES OF HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
(1) Diversion dam
(2) gravity dam
(3) Arch dam
(4) Buttress dam
(5) Detention dam
• Diesel Power Station: The power station contains fuel supply systems,intake system,exhaust system
, cooling System,Lubricating system, Engine starting system.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY POWER PLANTS:
Geothermal Energy
Dry Steam Plant:
Flash Cycle Steam Plant
Binary Cycle
• Ocean energy: ocean energy Refers to tue energy carried out by the waves, tides and temperature differences.
Ocean Thermal Energy
Ocean Mechanical Energyr
(1) Tidal Energy
(2) wave Energy
• Solar Energy : solar energy is most abundant and renewable energy in the world.
• Type of solar energy:-
solar photovoltaic
solar thermal