What is the finality of daylight saving time? Saves energy and/or other purpose? It is this post’s subject.
Category: Power systems
Speed control of hydro turbines
This post’s subject is the speed control of turbines in hydro power plants. This control is important to keep stability in the presence of disturbances, providing power according to the…
Thermal solar energy
Photovoltaic panels aren’t the only way to produce electrical energy from Sun. In this post will be shown the thermal solar energy.
Basic concepts of alternate current (AC)
Meeting requests, the subject is about basic concepts of AC. Has been already mentioned AC in the post about electromagnetism, this post will go deeper.
50 and 60 Hz, what is the difference?
Why some countries adopt 60 Hz electrical energy and others 50 Hz and what is the difference between the two frequencies? It is this post’s subject.
Visit to Ilha Solteira hydro power plant
This post is about the visit to Ilha Solteira (Single Island) hydro power plant. Stays in the Paraná river between the municipalities of Selvíria, in Mato Grosso do Sul state…
Types of dam to hydroelectricity
The dams are important to many hydro power plants. In this post, will be shown the many types of dam.
Visit to Itaipu power plant
I visited the Itaipu power plant, the biggest hydropower generator in the world. The Three Gorges Dam in China is bigger in size, but Itaipu generates more power.
Wave power generation
This post’s subject is wave power generation from sea. This is an alternative of clean and renewable power source which can complement with other renewable power sources.
How a nuclear power plant works?
This post is about what is nuclear fission energy and how a nuclear power plant works.