What is a steam power plant?

A steam power plant, also known as thermal power plant, is using steam as working fluid. Steam is produced in a boiler using coal as fuel and is used to drive the prime mover, namely, the steam turbine. In the steam turbine, heat energy is converted into mechanical energy which is used for generating electric power.

What is a Generating Pumping Plant?

These plants supply the peak load for the base load power plants and pump all or a portion of their own water supply. The usual construction would be a tail water pond and a head water pond connected through a penstock. The generating pumping plant is at the lower end.

What is a power plant used for?

They can be used as stand-by plants to hydro-electric power plants and steam power plants for emergency services. They can be used as peak load plants in combinations with thermal or hydro-plants. They are quite suitable for mobile power generation and are widely used in transportation systems such as automobiles, railways, air planes and ships.

Who supervises a power plant?

The supervising staff includes the station superintendent, chief engineer, chemist, engineers, supervisors, stores incharges, purchase officer and other establishment. Again, thermal stations, particularly coal fed, have a greater incidence of this cost than the hydro-electric power stations. A power plant should be reliable.

What is a high head power plant?

Hydro-plants are classified according to the head of water under which they work. When the operating head of water exceeds 70 meters, the plant is known as “high head power plant”. Peloton turbine is used as prime mover in such power plants. When the head of water range is from 15 to 70 meters then the power plant is known as “medium head plant”.

Where is the Generating Pumping Plant located?

The generating pumping plant is at the lower end. During off peak hours, some of the surplus electric energy being generated by the base load plant, is utilized to pump the water from tail water pond into the head water pond and this energy will be stored there.