Synchronous and asynchronous

generators in Colombia
Darwin Mauricio Bravo
Bolaños
Universidad Tecnológica de
Pereira
Facultad de Ingenierías
Pereira, Colombia
darwinbravo2171@utp.ed
u.co

Keywords— generators synchronous, hydraulic, thermo
hydraulic, generator.
INTRODUCTION
The main objective of this paper is to do a basic research
about the principal synchronous generators in Colombia.
How many synchronous generators there is in the
country, and some conclusions.
. and central region of the country, obeying the availability
DEFINITION
The generator synchronous is a type of rotary electric
machine that transforms mechanical energy to electrical
energy, among the different types of synchronous
generators there are the three-phase generators being the
most common generating energy electric
In Colombia the contribution of electric power is given
thanks to the power plants that supply power to the
network and can be classified into hydroelectric plants
and thermoelectric, there is others classifications but is
not important for this case, continuation will talk about
so many plants there are approximately in the country
and its classification.
In general in Colombia we can found near of 80
generators synchronous and asynchronous
interconnected to the Colombian electric system under
hydrological conditions of climate change since without
this effect the generators would be increased but the
contamination.
Geographically, the electrical generation of the electric
interconnected system is concentrated in the northeast
of primary, obeying the available of primary energy
resource and the location of the demand.
Now we will look at the installed energy capacity in the
Costa Atlantica
In the Costa Atlantica there is more than 14 synchronous
generators with a total of 298.119 MW and 1
asynchronous generator with a total of 18 MW according
to UPM 2013 under hydrological conditions of climate
change. As expressed in table 1.1

HOW MANY GENERATORS THERE’S IN

COLOMBIA

For its water sources we can say that the

development of the electrical system based
on hydraulic generation.

Currently, Colombia has an installed

capacity of approximately 14.4 GW of which
69,9% is hydraulic generation, 24,8%
thermal gas, 4,9% thermal coal, 0,4%
cogenerators and 0,1% wind

We can said that wind power plants only use

asynchronous generators and now we will
look at each of these generators in the country Table 1.1 installed capacity in the Costa Atlantica

In the graph 1.1 we can see the installed We can see from the table 1.1 that the synchronous
generation capacity according to its sources generators are the thermic natural gas and the thermic
and plants is presented for each reason carbon gas, the asynchronous will be wind generator.
 We can see from the table 1.2 that the synchronous
generators are the hydraulic

In the northweast there is more than 7 synchronous

generators with a total of 1,142 MW and 0 asynchronous
generator with a total of 0 MW according to UPM 2013
under hydrological conditions of climate change. As
expressed in table 1.3

Table 1.3 installed capacity in the Northweast

We can see from the table 1.3 that the synchronous

generators are the thermic natural gas and the thermic
carbon, synchronous also is the hydraulics generators.
Figure 1.1 generation capacity for each reason
In the center there is more than 14 synchronous
generators with a total of 3,515 MW and 0 asynchronous
In the Nortwest there is more than 26
generator with a total of 0 MW according to UPM 2013
synchronous generators with a total of 5,585
under hydrological conditions of climate change. As
MW and 0 asynchronous generator with a
expressed in table 1.4
total of 0 MW according to UPM 2013 under
hydrological conditions of climate change.
As expressed in table 1.2

Table 1.4 installed capacity in the center

We can see from the table 1.4 that the synchronous

generators are the thermic natural gas and the thermic
carbon, synchronous also is the hydraulics generators.

Table 1.2 installed capacity in the Northwest

 In the southwest there is more than 7 Technological University of Pereira, 2018.
synchronous generators with a total of 1,187
MW and 0 asynchronous generator with a
total of 0 MW according to UPM 2013 under
hydrological conditions of climate change.
As expressed in table 1.4

Table 1.5 installed capacity in the southwest

We can see from the table 1.5 that the

synchronous generators are the thermic
natural gas, synchronous also is the
hydraulics generators and cogeneration.

In the south there is more than 8 synchronous

generators with a total of 794 MW and 0
asynchronous generator with a total of 0 MW
according to UPM 2013 under hydrological
conditions of climate change. As expressed in
table 1.6

Table 1.6 installed capacity in the south

We can see from the table 1.6 that the

synchronous generators are the thermic
natural gas, synchronous also is the
hydraulics generators.

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