AUTOMATION OF

HYDROELECTRIC POWER
STATION

Presented for Partial Fulfillment of the requirement for the award in the degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
( ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING )
Under the Guidance of:Mr. NITIN KUMAR GUPTA
(Assistant Professor)

Submitted by:ABHILASH RAWAT (110970105001)

DEEPA SHARMA (110970105022)
GAURAV BHATT (110970105025)
SHUBHAM

CHAMOLI(110970105059)

THDC INSTITUTE OF HYDROPOWER ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

(Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun)
2011-2015

What is Automation ?

Automation means use of Available technologies to reduce the need

of Human work.
Automation federation define automation as
The creation and application of technology to monitor and control
the production and delivery of products and services.
Automation is a step beyond mechanization

Quality
Total Automation

Productivity

Plant
Man Power Cost

Automation for the

Hydropower station

Automation & control

Excitation
Power plant management
Monitoring & diagnosis
Protection
Synchronization
Turbine governors

Basic Elements of
Automation
Sensors
Controllers

Actuators
Display & alarm

Automation cycle
Sense the Inputs
Process the Logic
Give the Outputs

Controller

Inputs

Outputs
Machine
or
Process

Major Electrical Equipment

1.Line switches
2.Step-up transformer
3.Cable and/or bus duct
4.Generator windings
5.Metering and relaying
6.Plant switchgear
7.Generator breakers
8.Lighting and surge protection
9.Grounding systems
10.Station service system
11.Battery and DC distribution
12.Lighting

Plant control system

1. Machine controls
2. Supervisory controls
3. Excitation systems
4. Governor/gate control systems
5. Headworks/dam controls
6. Fire and security systems
7. Plant ventilation
8. Machine and process instrumentation

Automation Function
Automatically start and stop generation units
Dispatch generation based on water management and/or power
pricing requirements
Run of river, downstream flow, or water storage management
Equipment condition monitoring
Regulatory and production reporting
Alarm annunciation and recording
Remote telemetry and control

Features of SCADA

Dynamic process graphic

Real-time and Historical trending
Alarms
Recipe Management
Security
Device connectivity
Database connectivity