Steam Prime Movers (Turbine) in Thermal Power Plant

Steam Prime Movers (Turbine) in Thermal Power Plant Steam prime movers are either reciprocating steam engines or steam turbines. Due to reciprocating motion steam engines have become obsolete in now-a-days, and steam turbines are usually used as prime movers. They have several advantages over steam engines as prime mover. It has higher thermodynamic efficiency. Its … Read more

Type E Chopper (Power Electronic)

Four Quadrant Chopper (Type E Chopper) Questions Q. Classify chopper based on output voltage and quadrants of operation. List any four applications of chopper. Q. Classify choppers based quadrants of operation. Sketch only circuit diagram of each. Q. Explain the operation of four quadrant chopper. Q. Draw the circuit diagram of class E-chopper and explain … Read more

What is Series Circuit, Parallel Circuit and Series Parallel Circuit

Series Circuit Figure (A) series circuit. The same current flows through all the resistors. An electric circuit can be arranged in several ways, as long as the path for the electric current is closed. The simplest arrangement is the so-called series circuit. The series circuit has all the elements of the circuit connected onto each … Read more

What is Wattmeter

Function of Wattmeter We have to measure electric power to know how much power any device or apparatus is drawing from the line. A wattmeter registers watts or kilowatts, and by reading it one can tell how much power any piece of apparatus is consuming. The amount of electric power delivered by a circuit depends on … Read more