cross section of a power plant![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
operating floor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the plant that houses the equipment needed to operate the bulb units (including maintenance and control devices).
basin side ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
At low tide, the sea is lower than the basin and it empties out; at high tide, the action is reversed.
top of dam ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Upper part of the plant; it usually has an access road.
penstock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Channel that carries water to the plant turbines, from the sea to the basin or from the basin to the sea.
turbine runner ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable part of the turbine that converts energy from the water it receives into mechanical energy, which is transmitted to the generator’s rotor.
runner blade ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable part that is fixed to the hub of the runner; it turns through the action of water power on it.
bulb unit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
A turbine is connected by a horizontal axis to the rotor of a generator unit, which turns under the action of the tide.
access shaft ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Vertical shaft connecting the operating floor to the generator so that inspection and maintenance can be carried out.
sea side ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
At high tide, the sea is higher than the basin and it fills up; at low tide, the action is reversed.