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.
Apply internal faults, reverse power, loss of field and unbalance, then follow relay operation, lockout and breaker interruption through the trip chain.