1. INTRODUCTION: 1.1 Background: Reactive power in a power system is important to maintain or support the voltage to deliver the active power demanded by the load side. Synchronous generators are the main source of reactive power in most of the power plants. The reactive power capability of the generator is the amount of the reactive support produced at the rated generator terminals. The capability of these generators are represented by capability curves that are published by the manufacturer based solely on the thermal limitations as shown in figure-1. But in the real world, when the generator is employed in a power plant, its reactive capability is much less compared to that of published generator capability due to several design and operating constraints of the plant. This forms the basis to determine the reactive capability of the generator operating in the power plant. Fig. 1. Generator Reactive Capability Curve (D-Curve) with Different hydrogen pressures for Plant Under Study 1.2 Unit Capability: Unit capability of steam power plants using synchronous generators is the amount of the reactive power that is produced by the unit considering design constraints, system operations and limitations. In a Bulk Electric System (BES) unit capability can determine the amount of reactive power required to improve the voltage profile. So, it is important to define the capability limits to evaluate the voltage support under normal, abnormal and emergency conditions. The
The Hydrogen Fuel Cell could revolutionize the world. This ingenious technology, which creates electricity from the chemical reactions of hydrogen and oxygen has, in its 150-year history, passed many of the critical tests along the path from invention to innovation. Recent developments in fuel cell technology and concurrent developments within the energy and automotive industries have brought the world to brink of the fuel cell age and the hydrogen economy.
A Power system is an connection of generators to load centres. Through H.V. electrical lines & in general is controlled mechanically. It can be divided into 3 subsystems: Generation, X’mission and Distribution-systems. The electric power demand is Growing and building of new generating units & transmission circuits is becoming difficult because of environmental & economic reasons. So, power utilities are forced to depend on utilization of existing generating units and to load existing lines close to their heating limits.
Conduct a test to determine if the mean heat rate of gas turbines augmented with high-pressure inlet fogging exceeds 10,000 kJ/kWh. Use α = .05. (data for this question (GASTURBINE.sav) is in the CD accompanying the text book. This is also provided in the D2L content area in Module 3, Assessment section. Note that here we are interested in the heat rate only.) Do not forget to state the hypothesis.
Hydrogen gas is only slightly soluble in water. It is not poisonous. Hydrogen has three isotopes called protium, deuterium, and tritium. Tritium is radioactive and has been uses in the hydrogen bomb. In the laboratory, hydrogen can be produced by the electrolysis of water. Hydrogen combines directly with several of the most active elements, but most hydrogen compounds are made by indirect methods. Mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen explode violently when ignited by a spark. When there is air or oxygen with hydrogen’s presence, hydrogen burns with a hot flame and forms water. Chlorine burns in hydrogen and forms a colorless gas called HCl. Ammonia, whose symbol is NH3, is made by combining hydrogen and nitrogen. Other hydrogen compounds prepared indirectly include hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), acetic acid (CH3COOH), and ethyl alcohol (C2H2OH). Hydrogen also combines directly with a variety of compounds. In the presence of a catalyst at high temperature and pressure, hydrogen combines with carbon monoxide to form methanol or wood alcohol (CH3OH). Hydrogen also unites with liquid fats to form solid fats through a process called hydrogenation. Many hydrogen compounds, such as ammonia, ethyl alcohol, and hydrogen peroxide, have extensive industrial uses. Hydrogen is also a good reducing agent and is used to recover some metals from their compounds. Hydrogen’s ability to produce heat when united with oxygen makes it a good fuel or fuel enhancer. They Hydrogen Fuel cell is
As you go throughout your day, you use energy many times. Turning on the lights, using the toaster, taking the bus to school, all examples of using energy. Slowly, the fossil fuels that we are burning to get this energy are harming the environment. Hydrogen energy and biofuels would bring many benefits to Long Beach,
P7 – Describe the Three Different Energy Systems and Their Use in Different Sport and Exercise Activities
Critics of the Pittsburgh project are questioning the use of public money, the philosophy of building the largest parking garage in Pittsburgh near Downtown rather than on the outskirts, competing with the Port Authority for funds and riders and whether any short transit system to the Civic Arena serves a worthwhile purpose. Q. What happens if I’m aboard the Civic Arena Maglev shuttle and it breaks down? A. If there’s a real emergency, riders could open car doors manually to reach a combination emergency/maintenance walkway between the parallel Maglev "tracks." The Maglev plan proposes using a customized tow vehicle in case a car dies because of lost power or a mechanical problem. It could go out on the track to push or tow a crippled car. Meanwhile, Maglev would maintain service on the opposite track. Maglev cars are to contain recessed emergency wheels, so if the cars lose their levitation, they can still ride on the guideway. Plans for the Civic Arena showcase project call for building a
So, the above issues can be applied to distributed power systems similarly, and the recent research focuses are summarized as follows:
Hydroelectric power plant is one of the major power plants all over the world in order to create electricity. It is also one of the best renewable energy sources on the planet earth. In ranking, Canada is the third largest country to produce hydroelectricity power. The efficiency of this power source is 90% and this is very impressive as the percentage of efficiency is very high. Hydro power plants generate 24% of the world’s electricity. More than 1 billion people are associated with hydro power plants as they use the power supply from hydro power plants.
Hydrogen and fuel cells are not technically renewable energy although they are everywhere and don't cause much pollution. With hydrogen, it can be used as fuel and the only emission is water. By using hydrogen there can be a large reduction in green house gases and air pollution. Plus the hydrogen can be used in the fuels cells to power electric motors or batteries for electricity. If your wondering what fuel cells is, there pretty much batteries, or what you would power an electric car with. The only thing about hydrogen is that it is hard to obtain, or it takes more energy to make it than it gives off. Hydrogen is an element on the periodic table and is in the gas family. Hydrogen’s atomic number is 1and it was discovered by a man by the name of Henry Cavendish in the year of 1766. Hydrogen has no color, taste, and smell, is slightly soluble in water and is highly explosive. Hydrogen can be found anywhere in the universe and is used as the fuel for many solar reactions. The hydrogen that is in our atmosphere has three different isotopes and they are called protium, which has one proton, then deuterium, which has one proton and one neutron. Then the third is tritium, which has one proton and two neutrons. Now if your wondering what protons and neutrons are, then you came to the right place. A proton is sub atomic particle with a positive charge found in the nucleus of an atom. A neutron is a sub atomic particle with a negative
The main focus of this chapter is hydroelectric power provided by the Columbia River, and the subsequent switch to nuclear power. The development of hydroelectric power requires the building of many dams, which at the time was commissioned by the BPA also known as the Bonneville Power Administration. The importance of the building of such dams goes far beyond the power they produced. An important attitude White is trying to give off is that by centralizing power under an administration, the importance of the people doing the work is diminished. Another point that he emphasizes is that the river never failed he states, “we have not killed the river; we have disappointed ourselves” (p.60). This idea will be discussed further in the paper. All
The uncertainty in the generation capacity is then only due to failures (outages) of generator units [9]. Generating units will occasionally fail to operate and the system operator has to make sure that enough reserve is available to be operated when this situation happens, as will be discussed in the following subsection.
A lot of literature is available on different solar hydrogen production techniques.[3,4,6,7,8,9,10] Categorization of these techniques is ambiguous and all the methods have not been discussed in any single literature. An effort has been made to include all the solar hydrogen production techniques and classify them according to the process used: thermochemical, electrochemical and photochemical. An economic analysis of a possible solar hydrogen economy is also examined. Finally, some of the conclusions are listed and avenues for further research are also suggested.
Power system is a large electrical network used for generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power. Electrical
Journal: R Billinton, D Huang, 2010, ‘Wind power modelling and the determination of capacity credit in an electric power system’, Proceedings of the Instituition of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, pp. 1-9, viewed on September 12, 2011, retrieved from: http://pio.sagepub.com/content/224/1/1