Hydro Plant Electrical Systems

• Comprehensive coverage of hydroelectric generator operation, testing, and maintenance
• Detailed guidance on transformers, including factory and field testing, inspection, and international standards
• Covers controls, protective relaying, switchgear, surge protection, and UPS systems
• Provides step-by-step instructions for commissioning and start-up of hydro projects
• Includes checklists, references, and practical tips for plant engineers and O&M personnel
• Compact, accessible format suitable for on-the-job reference

• Hydroelectric plant engineers and operators
• Operations and maintenance personnel at hydro facilities
• Electrical engineers working in power generation
• Project managers overseeing hydroelectric equipment installation and commissioning
• Students and educators in power engineering and hydroelectric systems

Contents

• Introduction
• Hydroelectric generator basics
• Testing generators before commissioning
• Scheduled inspection outages for hydroelectric generators
• Transformers at hydroelectric plants
• Factory and field testing of liquid-immersed transformers
• Inspection and maintenance testing of liquid-immersed transformers
• International test standards for transformers
• Dry transformers at hydroelectric plants
• Controls and protective relaying
• Testing unit control switchboards in the factory and field
• Surge protection
• Batteries at hydropower plants
• Uninterruptible power supply systems
• Bus systems
• Low-voltage switchgear for hydropower plants
• Start-up and commissioning of a hydroelectric project
• Sources
• Index