Classification of Tidal Power Plant

Classification of Tidal Power Plant
The power generation of a tidal power plants is categorised by the number of basin used in a
system. There are two types of tidal power plants which are the single basin system and
double basin system. Each of the different tidal power plants system can be operate by two
methods such as the one way systems and the two way systems for power generation.
Single Basin One Way Effect

During the rising tide, the basin is filled through the sluice. And once the water reaches the
highest point of the tidal wave the sluice gate will be closed and the water will be trapped
inside the barrage. There won’t be any flow and power generates during this period, this
because the water is at the highest level and it is at same level of the basin which causes
insufficient amount of head for power generation. During the ebbs tides when the sea water
starts to drops almost half of the tidal ranges the hydraulic heads start to forms at the barrage
gate and the water will be released through barrage gates and flow through the turbines. From
there the energy converts from potential to kinetic energy as water starts from the high point
and converts to kinetic energy to power up the turbines as the water flow through it. The
barrage gates will closed once it has insufficient amount of head for power generation and the
sluice gates will be opened for the next tidal waves. This process will be repeated.
Single Basin Two Way Effect
This systems make use of the ebb tides and flood tides whereas in both situation power are
being generated. Power can be generated from the sea to the basin during the rising tides or
from the basin to the sea during ebb tides with the help of two turbine that will be placed one
at each tides. Due to the extra cost of the extra turbines it also increases the cost compare to
the one way methods. The two way reduce peak power which in terms reduce the cost of the
power generator. Although this form of power generation is not intermittent but it will have
longer period for the power to be generates compares to the one way as it can only store
water as a form of energy during the high tides but the barrage will be close once the water
level drops. The two way is more of an ideal way for continuous energy.
Double Basin
A large Basin divided into two basin There we have a fking double basin . The differences
between the two basin is that one will be located at the higher region which will be called
high basin whereas the other one will be located at the lower region which is the lower basin.
There will be three barrages which will be separating the high basin from the sea and the
second one will be the barrages which will be separating the low basin and lastly the third
barrages that divides both of the high and low basin region and it contains the powerhouse
and a turbines gates . The double basin system consist of one barrages sluices gates and two
sluices gates one for each of the basin. As flood tides occurs the high basin gates will be open
and allow water to flow through till it reaches its highest level of tide and the sluices will be
close. At this point the head in the higher basin is higher than the lower. And thus the turbines
gates will be opened so that the high basin level of water is able to fill the lower basin. The
water at the lower basin will be keep rising as the sluices gate at the lower is close until the
head is insufficient enough to generate power. Therefore a conversion of potential to kinetic
to electrical powers occurs. During the ebb tides the lower basin sluices gates will be opened
and emptying the water therefore the head in the upper basin will be higher again. The cycle
is repeated and it achieve continuous power generation. The disadvantages of this systems is
half of potential energy is sacrifices during this processes.
Double basin with pumping
Two separate basin located far from each other and with single effect. Both have differences
at two different tidal phases so that there won’t be any exchange of water occurs between
them. One of the basin generates energy during the filling process whereas the other is the
draining process. They’re both electrically interconnected with a pump which allows water to
pump up to the high basin when the base is at the peak power. The output is intermittent but it
achieve continuous power supply.
Advantages
-Eco-friendly and it’s powered by natural phenomenon.
-Energy is reusable.
-Does not produce poisonous gas to the environment.
Disadvantages
The cost to build tidal power plant is very costly.
The power plant must be located at a very far distance from the load centers. This increases
the cost of transportation.
-Only can be built in natural sites.

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