Unit Iii Hydro and Ocean Energy Electric Technologies: Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Puducherry
Unit Iii Hydro and Ocean Energy Electric Technologies: Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Puducherry
UNIT III
Hydro and Ocean Energy Electric Technologies
Hence the coal fired thermal power plants are used as base load power plants.
Hydro turbine power plants can be started quickly loaded quickly and load can be changed over
wide range without sacrificing efficiency.
Hydro power plants are designed to operate as base load power plants during monsoon, so as
to utilize water in the reservoir usefully for power generation, instead of letting out of gates
directly.
Some divers originating in snow capped mountains have more flow during monsoon as well
as summer. Hydro schemes on such rivers are suitable for base load operation during summer and
monsoon. Thermal generation may be reduced accordingly.
With rivers drying during summers, the choice is to conserve reservoir water for summers and use
the hydro electric energy to peaking power and coal thermal energy or nuclear energy for base
power.