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What is the stages of electricity production in a coal fired power station?
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∙ 10y ago
The coal is burned to generate heat.
The heat is used to boil water which creates steam.
The steam is used to turn large turbines.
The rotary motion of the turbines generates electricity.
The voltage of the electricity produced is 'stepped up' by means of a transformer.
The high-voltage is fed to the national grid system for distribution.
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∙ 13y agoThe vast majority of power stations produce alternating current (AC) electricity. They may use nuclear, coal, oil, gas, or garbage as fuel, or they may use flowing water or blowing air, but the same kind of electricity is produced, regardless of the fuel used.
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∙ 12y agoIn a nuclear power plant, the heat energy released from fission is used to change water into steam. the steam then turns the blades of a turbine to generate electricity.
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