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.
Category: Power systems
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.
Small hydropower plants
Not all hydropower plants have to be big, some are small enough to be used in small rivers. The small hydropower plants are this post’s subject.
Types of DC motors
It was already published a post about how DC motors work, but these motors are divided by type of winding in the stator. This post will explain the various existing…
How induction motor works?
This post’s subject is the induction motor. I will talk how it works and where is applied. 50% of electrical power consumption come from induction motors.
How a hydro power plant work?
In this post I will talk about the working of hydro power plants. The working principle is simple, but there are more things behind a hydro power plant.