Nova Scotia PowerLingan Power Station

Work Term23 Feb – 13 Mar 09

Electro-Mechanical TechnicianBy: Kevin O’Connell

Introduction History Work Term Pictures

Nova Scotia PowerLingan Power Station

Lingan Power Station

History• The Lingan Generating Station is a 600 Mega Watt electrical

generating station located in the community of Lingan, NS.

• A thermal generating station, Lingan opened by then-provincial Crown corporation Nova Scotia Power Corporation on 1 Nov 79 at the height of the 1970s oil crisis. It was designed to burn local coal mined nearby as a means of reducing Nova Scotia's reliance of foreign oil for electrical generation.

• The plant burns coal and features four boilers and two 150-metre chimneys. The plant consumes 1.5 million tonnes of coal per year and currently generates approximately 25% of the Nova Scotia's electricity and produces roughly 50% of the province's air pollution.

• Because of the local coal mine closures, Lingan currently imports coal from the United States and South America to Sydney.

Work TermWorked with very experienced ElectriciansIndustrial Electronics

• Welding Sockets• Replace cords on angle grinders• Install and remove cable (inside and outside)• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)• 3 Phase motors

Mechanical• How electrical and mechanical devices work together

SolderingMaintenance of Power Plant (Majority)Great work environment

Pictures

LinganPowerPlant

Water Pumping Station

Welding Electrical Socket (600V)

Angle grinder cable replacement

Questions?

Nova Scotia PowerLingan Power Station

Work Term23 Feb – 13 Mar 09

Electro-Mechanical TechnicianBy: Kevin O’Connell