Turbines, generators & synchronization — how power plants convert mechanical energy into electricity.
A rotating coil between magnetic poles, inducing alternating voltage.
Condensing Rankine-cycle steam turbine simulator with a 3D power island, admission/grid controls, temperature-entropy diagram and condenser/cooling loop.
Single-shaft, grid-connected Brayton-cycle gas turbine simulator with compressor/turbine design settings, a pressure-ratio sweep and fault/trip logic.
Gas turbine coupled to an HRSG and steam turbine — see how recovered exhaust heat produces extra, fuel-free electrical output.
Run a wound-field synchronous generator through its prime mover, exciter and breaker, synchronize to a grid or island load, and study phasors, power-angle curves and protection.
Parallel a generator onto a live bus using the synchroscope, three-dark-lamp method and ANSI 25 sync-check permissives before closing the breaker.
Control a static exciter and AVR to regulate a generator's field current, terminal voltage and reactive power on island or grid networks.
Model a turbine governor and watch droop vs. isochronous control restore frequency after a load change.
Follow generator energy through a step-up transformer to the grid, with voltage ratios, losses and thermal behavior.
Balance two generators, renewables and a battery against demand, and see how inertia and dispatch hold frequency steady.