DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF HYDRO TURBINES FOR EFFECTIVE POWER UTILIZATION IN KAINJI AND JEBBA DAMS

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This study investigates the dynamic assessment of hydro turbines for effective power utilization in Kainji and Jebba dams. Hydro power plant mainly consists of three sections, governor (controller), hydro servo system and hydro turbine. The hydro turbine governor is usually coupled to a synchronous generator to drive the shaft so that the mechanical energy of turbine is converted to electrical energy. Accurate modeling of hydraulic turbine and its governor system is essential to depict and analyze the dynamic system response. In this work, both hydraulic turbine and turbine governor system were modeled. The hydro turbine model is designed using penstock...