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The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday. His basic method is still used today: electricity is generated by the movement of a loop of wire, or disc of copper between the poles of a magnet.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 13y agoWe know that in power plants mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy.in case of hydro power plant ,the necessity is to built a dam.through this dam water is supplied through a pipe to the turbine.to this pipe spear is also connected which controls the pressure of supplied water.now this water with a great speed strikes the shaft of turbine.now the water with kinetic energy gets converted to mechanical energy due to the rotation of shaft.To this a generator is connected which converts mechanical energy into electricity.
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∙ 11y ago-- The heat is used to boil water.
-- The steam is guided through the vanes of a turbine.
-- The spinning turbine spins an electrical generator.
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∙ 13y agoIn almost any power station, the electricity is generated in a generator. The generator room may or may not be in the same building as the reactor.
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What are the factories called that process electricity?
electricity is made in a power plant.
What unit could measure the power generated by an object?
newtons
The gas waste generated by many power plants is?
sulfur oxide
Which type of power plant requires maximum expenditure?
Hydel Power Plant
Where does the electrical energy in your home come from?
It comes along wires in the street that take the power from a transformer. The transformer is fed by wires working at a higher voltage, and there are usually several transformer stages at different voltage levels leading back to the nearest power plant.
What percentage of the power generated is lost when it is transmitted from the power plant to your home?
50%
Which country has the highest percentage of its electricity generated from nuclear power plant?
France
What Energy generated from a power plant on the Illinois River would be .?
wave energy
How hydroelectricity is generated?
the power plant is a huge dynamo powered by the unrelenting force of water.
Efficiency of nuclear power plant?
PWR's and BWR's have thermal efficiencies around 33%, that is the generated power as opposed to the reactor thermal power.
How do nuclear power plant owners generate revenue from their reactors?
By selling the electricity generated from the heat of the reactor. Same as fossil fuel power plants do, sell electricity generated from the heat of burning.
What is generated in a hydro-electric power plant?
Hydroelectric power plants generate electricity by the action of the "falling" water spinning a turbine which rotates a wire inside a big magnet.
Can you use nuclear energy at home?
It is not practical for you to have your own nuclear power plant at home, however, it is perfectly practical for you to use electricity that has been generated in a nuclear power plant and then transmitted to your home through power lines.
How much is the voltage generated in the power plants?
Depends on the plant. In Canada larger plants will be 13.8KV phase to phase.
What does a thermal power plant do that a coal power plant doesn't?
In a thermal power plant, the conversion of thermal heat into rotational energy is achieved. This can be achieved by using the thermal heat from burning coal or from burning oil or from burning gas or from steam generated by solar means (insolation). In a coal power plant the thermal heat obtained from burning coal is converted into rotational energy, which drives the generator and eventually, electrical power is generated.
How much of the uk's power is generated by nuclear power?
20% of the worlds power is generated by nuclear power
Where does the electricity you get from an electrical outlet come from?
It is generated at a power plant and passes through power lines to the end users. It's a little more complicated than that, but that's the basic idea. It is a very inefficient system, with up to 50% of the power generated being lost in transmission.
