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

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

1) Siting Hydroelectric plants are located in geographic areas where they will make economic use of hydraulic energy sources. Hydraulic…

Hydroelectric power generation involves the storage of a hydraulic fluid, water, conversion of the hydraulic (potential) energy of the fluid…

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A current-carrying coil produces a magnetic field that links its own turns. If the current in the coil changes the…

Suppose we hook up an AC generator to a solenoid so that the wire in the solenoid carries AC. Call…

Since the equivalent circuit contains two winding resistances and a core-loss resistance then power is lost as heating energy inside…

A single-phase power system transformer consists basically of two windings wound onto an iron core. The iron core concentrates the…

When the maximum kW rating of an induction motor is reached for direct-on-line starting, it becomes necessary to introduce an…