A PRESENTATION ON

MODI-KHOLA HYDRO ELECTRIC PLANT

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 GROUP MEMBERS

1. Bhup Narayan Mandal (072BEL311)

2. Bibek Bimali (072BEL312)
3. Gandhi Narayan Mandal (072BEL317)
4. Rabin Devkota (072BEL327)
5. Sunil Kumar Yadav (072BEL345)
6. Sushil Uprety (072BEL346)
7. Thakur Paudel (072BEL347)
8. Yogendra Jha (072BEL348)

Supervised By:
Er. Pradip Paudel
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 INTRODUCTION

Modi-khola Hydro Plant is located at Dimuwa, Parbat

district, which is at a distance of 232 km from Kathmandu.
Head work at nearly 2 km from Dimuwa.
Installed capacity is 14.8 MW consisting of 2 units each
having capacity of 7.4 MW.

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 SALIENT FEATURES
Type Run of river
Rated net head 66.96 m
Design discharge 27.5 m3/sec
Catchment area 510 km2
Installed capacity 14.8 MW
Percentage Exceedence Q45
Average annual generation 92.5 GWh
Foundation stone laying 17 may, 1996
Civil construction started May, 1996
Trial construction started 9 dec, 2000
Construction cost 30,000,000 USD
Financed by Govt. of Nepal, NEA & EDCF ( Korea )
-HMG/ N : NRs. 341,256,000
-NEA: NRs. 1,358,344,776
-EDCF: KW 12,399,024,230 ( US$
9,672,641)
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 POWER HOUSE AND HV
SWITCHYARD OF MHP

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 INTAKE

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 DESETTLING BASIN

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 FORBAY

 Temporary water storage

 Prevent debris from

entering to penstocks

 Acts as a surge tank for

low heads

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 TURBINE

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 Francis turbine
 Two sets of 7.6 MW hydraulic turbine
 Each turbine complete with governor, inlet valve, pressure oil supply system
,spiral casing, runner , guide vanes, etc.
 Guided fully under electronic control.

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 Turbine generator coupled system

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 Governing mechanism

 Modi-Khola power plant has an Electronic governor

 Governor controls the input power by controlling the guide
vanes of Francis turbine
 As the load on turbine changes governor comes in action
 To maintain frequency constant of electric supply system
 A digital electronic governor was recently installed

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 Erosion in turbines
 Sediment erosions in hydro turbines.
 Caused due to dynamic action of sediment flowing along with water
 Reduces efficiency and life hence causes economic losses

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 Remedies

 Withdrawal of clean water from river for power production

 Better design in construction and operation of settling basins

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 Cooling system is provided for
following generating equipments:

 Generators
 Upper generator bearing
 Lower generator guide bearing
 Turbine guide bearing
 Governor oil
 Compressor
 Turbine shaft

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 Cooling system

Two types:
 Open loop cooling system
 Close loop cooling system

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 Open loop cooling system:

In this cooling system there are two provisions.

Water from penstock is utilized for cooling.
Water from guide vane is utilized by using pumping motors
Finally water is discharged to tailrace.

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 Closed Loop cooling system
Pure water and oil with separate pipes run with valves and used to cool the
equipment.
Water at closed loop system is cooled at heat exchanger with water of open loop
system.

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 Generating Unit

It has 2 synchronous generators.

Only one was in working condition.
Rated capacity: 7.4 MW each.
Output voltage: 6.6KV
Brushless exciter is implemented.

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 Excitation System

Need of Excitation System

Control of voltage and reactive
Power flow
Type of Excitation
Excitation used in Modi HPP is
Brushless Excitation

Fig: Voltage control unit

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 Brushless Excitation system

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 Specification of Excitation System

Manufacturer: ACEB, France

Mode of operation: Automatic/Manual
Rotator Rectifier: Silicon diode
Number of diode: 6
Voltage Ratio of PT: 6600/140
Rated Voltage: 64V DC
Rated Current: 792 A

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 Control system

Conventional manual
control with analog
control panel.
The control parameters
are controlled rotating the
control knobs
The sensors used in plant
were by-passed to prevent
frequent tripping.

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 Control system

Few PLC were used in electronic governor and AVR

PLC & SCADA system is suggested.

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 Communication control system

Has its own system to communicate with LDC using power

line using Flash Trap or CVT.
In CVT, high frequency signals operates on faulty and load
changing condition.
Optical fibre installed newly.

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 Single line diagram

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 Protective scheme for switchyard of Modi
HPS
HV(132kv) SF6 CB:

o1 set for Pokhara s/s and 2 sets for 2 unit

in power house s/s which is capable of
making auto-reclosing operation.
Rated nominal current=3150A
Rated voltage=145kv
Rated s/c breaking current=40KA
Minimum opening time=35us

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 HV Switchyard(CT and PT)

-1) PT ratings:

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 -2) CT ratings

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 Protective relays

Relay type: LG PG 11(ALSTOM,UK)

Protection employed:
differential protection to transformer
reverse power protection to generator section
sensitive earth fault (stator)
over/under voltage/frequency
Generator neutral earthing protection

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 Lightning Arrestor/ Disconnecting
switches
There are 3 lightning arrestors used
in
• Transmission Line feeder.
• Two sets of LA are used for two
sets of power Transformers.
Disconnecting switches
• 4 sets of EM locking type in
switchyard ,
• 2 sets for Power transformer ,1 in
feeder side of 132KV bus.
• These all disconnecting switches
are remote control as well.

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Fire protection system

Automatic CO2 release system is provided for

 Generator fire extinguishing.
CO2 cylinders, piping system,
Smoke and heat detectors, control crucible
CO2 actuating cylinders
Other mechanism are fire alarm, emergency lighting etc.

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 Problems in Modi Hydropower Plant

 Civil Problems
 Electro-mechanical Problems

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 Civil Problems

 Damages in the intake structure.

 Lack of timely flushing and cleaning of
forbay.

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 Electro-mechanical Problems

 Erosion and Cavitations leading to damages in turbine.

 Ruined machines and old design .
 Sensors are bypassed to avoid frequent tripping.

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 OUR SUGGESTIONS
 Maintenance of Intake should be done immediately.
 Timely cleaning of trash-rack, forbay etc.
 Implementation of SCADA.
 Use of optical fiber for communication.

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 GROUP PHOTO

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 Thank You !!!!

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