The generator transformer steps up the generator terminal voltage to the voltage of the power system or plant switchyard. Generator…

Synchronous generators and induction generators are used to convert the mechanical energy output of the turbine to electrical energy. Induction generators are used…

The flow through the turbine is controlled by wicket gates on reaction turbines and by needle nozzles on impulse turbines.…

The flow through the turbine is controlled by wicket gates on reaction turbines and by needle nozzles on impulse turbines.…

The type of turbine selected for a particular application is influenced by the head and flow rate. There are two…

Figures 5.1 and 5.2 illustrate the main components of a hydroelectric generating unit. The generating unit may have its shaft…