Friends, today in this article we will know about the advantages and disadvantages of diesel power plant. I am going to give information about all these in a very good way. So let’s start.
Advantages
- It can be started very quickly, so that electric power can be made available immediately when required.
- It occupies less space.
- It has less auxiliary equipment.
- It costs less.
- This power plant works satisfactorily at different loads and its efficiency is not affected much even at low load.
- Its design and construction work is also simple and emergency losses are less in it.
- Less water is required for cooling and less staff is required for its operation as compared to other power plants.
- Diesel power plant is suitable where less electric power is generated. For example, diesel power plants are used as stand by power stations in central railway stations, small factories, hospitals, telegraph offices, radio stations, cinema halls etc.
Disadvantages
- Their operation is costly because diesel is costly, hence the energy produced by them is costly.
- They cannot be run continuously at overload whereas thermal power plants can be run continuously at 25% overload above their capacity.
- The gases released produce a lot of noise which causes noise pollution.
- Their useful life is very short, about 10 to 15 years.
- It is very costly to run them as base load plants.
- It is not suitable for producing more electrical power.
What did you learn today:-
Now you must have known the advantages and disadvantages of diesel power plants. You must have got the answer to all these questions very well.
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