Advantage And Disadvantages Of A Diesel Power Station

Diesel Power Station: A producing station in which diesel engine is used because the prime mover for the generation of electrical power is called diesel power station.

In a diesel energy station diesel engine is used as the prime mover. The diesel burns inside the engine and the goods of this combustion act because the running fluid to provide mechanical energy. The diesel engine drives the alternator which converts mechanical energy into electric power. Because the generation cost is massive because of high price of diesel, Therefore such electricity stations are only used to produce small power.

Advantages:

1 The layout and format of the plant are pretty easy.

2 It occupies less space.

3 It could

energy that could have been produced 0•4 = Actual energy produced/1700x 720 Actual energy produced in a month= 0•4 × 1700 × 720 = 489600 kWh Fuel oil consumption in a month = 489600 × 0•28 = 137088 kg ii) Output = 489600 kWh = 489600 × 860 kcal Input = 137088 × 10200 kcal Overall efficiency = Output/Input ×100 =489600x860/137088 10200 = 0•3 or 30%

Gas Turbine Power Plant

A generating station which employs gas turbine because the prime mover for the Generation of electrical energy is referred to as a gas turbine power plant.

In a gas turbine power plant, air is used as gas the running fluid. The air is compressed by using the compressor and is caused the combustion chamber in which heat is brought to air, therefore raising its temperature. Heat is added to the compressed air either by means of burning fuel inside the chamber or through the usage of air heaters. The hot and high pressure air from the combustion chamber is passed to the gas turbine wherein it expands and does the mechanical work. The Gas turbine drives the alternator which converts mechanical power into electrical