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The document discusses different types of power plants used to meet energy demand. Baseload plants like nuclear and coal operate continuously to meet baseline demand. Load following plants vary their output based on demand, shutting down at night when demand is lowest. Factors like efficiency, grid capacity, and demand variability determine which plants are used.

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The document discusses different types of power plants used to meet energy demand. Baseload plants like nuclear and coal operate continuously to meet baseline demand. Load following plants vary their output based on demand, shutting down at night when demand is lowest. Factors like efficiency, grid capacity, and demand variability determine which plants are used.

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Baseload plant, (also baseload power plant or base load power station) is an energy plant devoted to the production

of baseload supply. Baseload plants are the production facilities used to meet some or all of a given region's continuous energy demand, and produce energy at a constant rate, usually at a low cost relative to other production facilities available to the system. Examples of baseload plants using nonrenewable fuels include nuclear and coal-fired plants. Among the renewable energy sources, hydroelectric, geothermal, biogas, biomass, solar thermal with storage and ocean thermal energy conversion can provide baseload power. Baseload plants typically run at all times through the year except in the case of repairs or scheduled maintenance. Hydroelectric power also has the desirable attribute of dispatchability, but a hydroelectric plant may run low on its fuel (water at the reservoir elevation) if a long drought occurs over its drainage basin. Load following power plants run during the day and early evening. They either shut down or greatly curtail output during the night and early morning, when the demand for electricity is the lowest. The exact hours of operation depend on numerous factors. One of the most important factors for a particular plant is how efficiently it can convert fuel into electricity. The most efficient plants, which are almost invariably the least costly to run per kilowatt-hour produced, are brought online first. As demand increases, the next most efficient plants are brought online and so on. The status of the electrical grid in that region, especially how much base load generating capacity it has, and the variation in demand are also very important. An additional factor for operational variability is that demand does not vary just between night and day. There are also significant variations in the time of year and day of the week. A region that has large variations in demand will require a large load following or peaking power plant capacity because base load power plants can only cover the capacity equal to that needed during times of lowest demand. Load following power plants include hydroelectric power plants and steam turbine power plants that run on natural gas or heavy fuel oil, although heavy fuel oil plants make up a very small portion of the energy mix. A relatively efficient model of gas turbine that runs on natural gas can also make a decent load following plant. Baseload power generators are typically large units that operate more or less continuously at 70 to 90 percent of their rated capacity, and do not shut down except for maintenance. These include nuclear, coal, and combined-cycle natural gas plants which capture and recycle the exhaust heat of traditional gas turbines. Coal and nuclear plants can take from one to three days to start up, and take a long time to shut down. Load-following power generators can increase or reduce their output based upon demand, and typically run at 30 to 50 percent of capacity. They are typically traditional gas turbine units, and may be shut down on a daily or weekly basis as needed. Older coal plants, combined-cycle natural gas plants, and some nuclear plants can operate in a load-following mode, but their ability to do so is limited. For example, newer nuclear plants can cut output by as much as 20 percent in an hour, but need as much as eight hours to ramp back up to full capacity. Answer: The stator coil is exactly the same as a 3 phase induction motor. The difference being the rotar which has 3 phase wiring in star point or delta connection and also has the sliprings connected to the wiring of the rotor. Brushes are use for the contact between the surpply and the rotor. By controling the current we can control the torgue and speed of the motor. This is done with resistance. Resistance can be greated by means of a resistance bank, liquid resistance or a variable resistance. The basic Idee is: The higher the resistance, low starting current, high torque, high % slip. Motor runs slowly Low resistance , Higher starting current, lower torgue, lower % slip Motor runs faster. Thus by varing the rotor resistance the motor can be adapted for a spesific load. The motor Are mainly used for Overhead cranes, Elevators in buldings, Pumps under pressure and large fans

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