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What is electricity and what are 3 major ways that it is produced?
Electricity is the flow or potential of electrons , it is produced using 1) hydro electricity (water flows from dam to propel a water wheel connected to an electric motor(alternator) , 2) using burning coal in coal fired stations (uses burning coal to heat water in to steam ,which steam then turns a gas turbine that is connected to an electric generator/alternator 3) using windfarms (uses a giant aerodynamic propeller to turn an alternator(electric motor/generator) from the force of wind.
How is electricity produced at a power station?
In a coal-fired power station, a boiler burns coal to produce steam. The steam makes a turbine spin. The turbine drives an electricity generator. The electricity from the generator is converted to a higher voltage by a transformer. This higher voltage is to enable transmission over long power lines without losing too much energy. When it comes to reach our homes, it is then converted back into lower voltage by other transformers. Nuclear power stations are similar - instead of a coal-fired boiler, a nuclear reactor creates the steam. Wind turbines use the blades to turn the generator.
What is conventional thermal electricity?
I assume you mean electricity produced by burning coal, natural gas, or oil. These are the traditional fossil fuels used to produce heat, steam, and hence electric power.
Use a flow chart to show how a coal fired power station generates electricity?
It's kind of hard to show a flow chart in WikiAnswers - but we can list the steps:Air and coal are fed to the furnace/boiler where the coal is burned. If the power station is attempting to be clean, the exhaust from the furnace is filtered and scrubbed to remove particulates and noxious gasses before being released to the atmosphere (from a smokestack).Water is pumped through pipes running through the furnace/boiler where it is turned into superheated steam - steam under pressure at a temperature above the boiling point for the pressure.The superheated steam is fed to a steam turbine where it turns the blades of the turbine, thus turning the shaft they are attached to. The pressure of the steam drops as it passes through the turbine.The steam that has expanded across the turbine is fed to a condenser where it is cooled and condensed before being pumped back to the boiler. Generally this requires a separate water source (from a lake or river) to be used in counter-current flow to cool the steam. The cooling water is then usually cooled by running it through an evaporative cooling tower before returning it to the lake or stream it originally came from - although it may be recycled quite a bit before being returned.The turning shaft attached to the turbine turns an electromagnet within a wire coil field, generating alternating current (the details of how an alternating current generator works are a different question).Most of the current from the generator is fed to the power grid, with some bled off to power the electromagnet of the generator.
What is the input of a generator?
Generators transform energy into electrical energy. The output of the generator is the electric power it "makes". The input is whatever is used to create mechanical energy to turn the "prime mover", or the thing that makes the generator spin (be it steam / thermal energy, water, wind, etc.).
When was the first steam electric station opened?
Sept. 4 1882
When was The first steam electric was opened?
Sept. 4 1882
What powered the first car?
Steam
How atomic energy convert electric energy?
It is converted to heat first; this heat is then used to produce superheated steam. The pressure of the steam is what drives the electric generators.
What are the different kinds of train locomotives from the first steam engine to todays latest train?
Steam, diesel, and electric.
Is an electric train faster then a steam one?
a electric train is faster than a steam engine
What is the history of Bostons south station?
South Station in Boston was opened in 1899. It has since been restored. It originally had steam engines, but that caused so much environmental impact it was closed for awhile. It is in use today with restaurants and businesses.
What has the author R H Parsons written?
R. H. Parsons has written: 'The early days of the power station industry' -- subject(s): Electric power-plants 'The steam turbine' 'The development of the Parsons steam turbine'
What is deifference between steam engene and electric engine?
A steam engine requires water to be heated to produce steam. This steam is used in pistons to produce movement, as in a steam train. An electric engine can produce the same energy, as in an electric car, and is far less bulky than a steam engine.
When was the first steam train ever used?
Steam trains were first developed in Great Britain early in the nineteenth century. From the early 1900's they were replaced with electric and diesel trains.
What date was the first passenger train invented?
The first steam powered passenger rail service was between Stockton and Darlington (in the UK) and it was opened in 1825.
Who invented the first electric powered vehicle?
1801, Richard Trevithick invented the first steam powered locomotive (designed for roads).
