Students of the Degree in Energy visit two power plants

The second-year students of the degree in Electric Energy are immersed in a project on the emulation of a hydropower plant starting from a Pelton turbine. During the last weeks of the first semester, they are expected to analyse, design and manufacture a model that meets the minimum characteristics proposed by the teaching staff. 

In order to deepen their knowledge of the turbine generator and its automation elements, the students of the Degree in Energy visited the Aldaba and CH Anoeta Hydropower Plants. Both plants are currently operating as Iberdrola suppliers, sending 13.8 kVs directly to the grid. The Aldaba plant generates 140 kW when active, while the Anoeta plant generates around 180 kW. 

Time-based energy production

Both plants visited have in common the same particularity, generating energy during the autumn and winter seasons. CH Aldaba was created over 100 years ago and currently operates from a generator installed in 1992. Taking advantage of a six-metre waterfall, it manages to generate about 140 kWs, producing around 700 MWh during its five months of operation. In turn, CH Anoeta operates from a Pelton turbine with two injectors attached to an asynchronous generator of 280kWs. With that, taking advantage of a 130-metre waterfall, it manages to generate around 180 kW from November to March, the period in which it operates.