ECE 4501 Electric Power Generation OVERVIEW. BOSWELL ENERGY CTR Minnesota Power’s Primay...

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ECE 4501Electric Power Generation

OVERVIEW

BOSWELL ENERGY CTR

• Minnesota Power’s Primay Generation Ceneter (an Allete Company!)

• Unit 1, 70 megawatts, operational in 1958. Unit 2, 70 megawatts, operational in 1960. Unit 3, 350 megawatts, operational in 1973. Unit 4, 535 megawatts, operational in 1980.

Boswell from the Air

Power Station

Boilerwww.babcock.com

Steam Turbine/Generator

High Voltage Transmission

preservationnation.org

Turbine

Synchronous Generator

Howstuffworks.com

Stator – Liquid Cooled Windings

Step-Up Transformer

ABBpowerservices.com

Substation

www.osha.gov

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