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Interior. Carsfad Hydro Electric Power Station. Turbine/Power House. Governor (controls speed of turbine blades) and Actuator, east generator set.
DP 425125
Description Interior. Carsfad Hydro Electric Power Station. Turbine/Power House. Governor (controls speed of turbine blades) and Actuator, east generator set.
Date 6/2/2024
Collection Historic Environment Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 425125
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content A turbine is a form of an enclosed horizontal water wheel whose blades are impelled by high pressure water. The turbine used at Carsfad is a Francis turbine and it sits below each set at basement level, receives water from penstocks which turns a shaft, which in turn generates electricity. The generator is made up of a stationary (non-moving) part known as the stator with wire coils, and a rotor which revolves around it creating the electromagnetic field. This fluctuating magnetic field passes through the coils of the stator and induces an electric current.
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