What is the role of instrumentation in hydro power plant?

Instrumentation is important for many functions in hydropower. The first function is to control and monitor the operation of the powerplant. This can be done at many levels of automation or remote control. read more

Instrumentation & Controls Power Plant Instrumentation & Controls Power plant instrumentation and control news, products and technology covering distributed control systems, measurement, parts and SCADA systems of power plants. read more

For to make appreciable flow, level measurement of water in dam is also required. There are various instrumentation for this like- a default float type, gauge type or capillary type. Once the power is generated, there are in numerous involvement of instrumentation. You have to control and measure the torque of turbine. read more

The role of instrumentation in thermal power plants is like any other process plants. There are various parameters like pressure, temperature, flow, level, vibration etc which needs to be monitored and controlled in such plants. read more