Course: Electricity Generation: Deconstructing Turbines and Generators
Course description Course Contents, Concepts and Issues
Part 1: Force, Energy and Electricity
The Concept of Matter;
The Indestructibility of Matter;
The Concept of Force;
Kinetic Energy;
Potential Energy;
Inertia of Motion;
Inertia of Stability;
Mechanical Energy;
Electrical Energy;
The Impulse Principle;
The Reaction Principle;
Magnets and Magnetic Force;
The Principle of Electromagnetic Induction;
The Right-Hand Rule and the Direction of Current;
Direct Current;
Alternating Current.
Part 2- Turbines and Generators: Generation of Electricity as Alternating Current (AC) - 1
Electromagnetic Induction;
Electromagnetic Force (EMF) Equation.
AC Generators or Alternators;
The Components of an AC Generator:
Field
Armature
Prime Mover
Rotor
Stator
Slip Rings
The Architecture and Principle of Operation of Turbines;
The Function of Turbines in Electricity Generation;
The Function of Alternators in Electricity Generation;
Water Turbine:
Part 3- Turbines and Generators: Generation of Electricity as Alternating Current (AC) - 2
Impulse and Reaction Turbines:
Steam Turbines
Wind Turbines:
Main bearing;
Main Shraft;
Hub;
Gearbox;
Brake;
Generator;
Generator Shaft;
Bed Plate;
Wind Vane;
Anemometer;
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Yaw Drive;
Yaw Motor;
Wind Vanes;
Nacelle;
Part 4 - Generators: Types and Usage
DC Generators:
Types of Direct Current (DC) Generators:
Separately excited DC Generators;
Self-excited: DC Generators.
Self-excited: DC Generators:
Series Wound DC Generators;
Shunt Wound DC Generators;
Compound Wound DC Generators.
Main Components of a DC Generator
Yoke;
Poles and pole shoes;
Field winding;
Armature core;
Armature winding;
Commutator and brushes.
Load Regulation Characteristics of DC Generators;
Shunt-Connected DC Generators.
Construction and Working Principles of Alternating Current Generators;
Winding Terminologies for the Alternator;
The Electromagnetic Force (EMF) Equation of an Alternator.
Belt-Driven Starter-Generators;
Gasoline Generators;
Standby Generators;
Diesel Generators;
Natural Gas Generators;
Portable Generators;
Solar Generators;
Inverter Generators;
Hydrogen Generators.
Part 5: Pulse Generators (PG)
Pulse Generators and their Function
Types of Pulse Generators