Hydropower Electricity Generation Training System
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The above chart shows all courses in the Electric Power Technology Training Program. Blue boxes highlight courses included in the training system covered in this datasheet, while dark grey boxes, if any, highlight courses that can be optionally added to this training system.
Description
The Hydropower Electricity Generation Training System examines the large-scale production of electricity from hydro power using a synchronous generator, a proven technology long used worldwide by power utilities. The training system first introduces the student to the configuration of a typical hydropower plant. The student then learns how to adjust the voltage and frequency of the synchronous generator in a hydropower plant, as well as how to synchronize the generator using a synchro-check relay. The training system concludes with a study of the automatic speed (frequency) and voltage regulation systems used in a hydropower plant. The training system also includes an optional exercise dealing with the operation of hydropower generators connected in parallel as well as with load sharing.
Features & Benefits
- Realistic control functions implemented using the Data Acquisition and Control Interface and Four-Quadrant Dynamometer via the LVDAC-EMS software allow for a perfect emulation of hydropower plant setup.
- The course curriculum of the Electric Power Technology Training Program is highly flexible and allows a multitude of different customized training solutions.
- The courseware includes student manuals and instructor guides with all the theory required to perform the hands-on experiments.
- All workstations, modules, and components are sturdy and protected against electrical damage to ensure a prolonged service life in a demanding environment such as a training laboratory.
- The modular design approach of the training equipment allows a large variety of courses to be performed using a small number of modules, without unnecessary duplication of equipment.
- All electrical components can be interconnected without electric shock hazard since all live parts of the connection leads are concealed and insulated.
- All electrical symbols representing the components used in a laboratory exercise are clearly silk-screened on the front panel of the modules.
- The training system includes two highly versatile USB peripherals:
- Four-Quadrant Dynamometer/Power Supply, Model 8960-2. This module is used as a solar panel emulator with a large variety of configurable parameters.
- Data Acquisition and Control Interface, Model 9063. This module gives access to a large variety of computer-based measuring instruments and is used to control the power thyristors bridge that regulates the generator voltage with the AVR. All functions are implemented via the LVDAC-EMS software.
- Software upgrades for LVDAC-EMS and firmware upgrades for the Four-Quadrant Dynamometer/Power Supply and Data Acquisition and Control Interface are available for download free of charge on the Festo Didactic website.
Topic Coverage
- Fundamentals of Hydropower Electricity Generation: types of power plants, main components, advantages and disadvantages, ...
- Generator Frequency and Voltage Control Principles
- Operation of a Synchro-Check Relay and Generator Synchronization
- Generator Operation with Speed and Voltage Regulation
- Speed and Voltage Regulation with Droop
- Generator Parallel Operation and Load Sharing (this topic requires 2 complete setups to collaborate)
List of equipment
| Qty | Description | Model Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Workstation | 8134-2 |
| 1 | Synchronous Motor/Generator | 8241-2 |
| 1 | Resistive Load | 8311 |
| 1 | Inductive Load | 8321 |
| 1 | Synchronizing Module / Three-Phase Contactor | 8621-A |
| 1 | Power Supply | 8823 |
| 1 | Power Thyristors | 8841-2 |
| 1 | Connection Lead Set | 8951-L |
| 1 | Connection Lead Set | 8951-N |
| 1 | Four-Quadrant Dynamometer/Power Supply | 8960-C |
| 1 | Data Acquisition and Control Interface | 9063-B |
| 1 | Hydropower Electricity Generation (Student Manual) | 86369 |
| 1 | Hydropower Electricity Generation (Instructor Guide) | 86369-1 |
| 1 | Electric Power Technology Training Equipment (User Guide) | 38486-E |
| 1 | Computer-Based Instruments for EMS (User Guide) | 86718-E |
Additionally required equipment
| Qty | Description | Model Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Computer | 8990 |
