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Most electric plants use steam to turn a turbine which then turns a generator.

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What is a hydro electric generator?

Hydro- means water. A hydro-electric generator uses moving water from a river or dam to turn the generator and produce electricity.


Do power plants use a turbine to turn a generator?

Yes.


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An electrical motor generator in reverse means that it can turn the electrical energy to mechanical and kinetic energy.


What do most plants use to turn a generator?

Steam, created by heating water through the burning of fossil fuels or through nuclear reactions.


What size generator do you need to move a 30 hp electric motor?

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How is wind and flowing water turned into electricity?

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Steam, created by heating water through the burning of fossil fuels or through nuclear reactions.


How does ac electric motor convert in to an alternator?

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What energy transfers takes place when the turbine turn the generator?

kinetic energy is transfered to electric energy


Do you know what home wind power generator is?

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What do nuclear power plants use to turn a turbine that is used to rotate the generator?

Nuclear power plants use steam to turn a turbine that is connected to a generator. The steam is produced by heat generated from the nuclear fission process within the reactor. As the steam passes through the turbine, it causes the blades to spin, which in turn rotates the generator to produce electricity.


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There are two major types of modern locomotives. Electric, and Diesel-Electric. Electric locomotives are very popular in some countries, and likewise for diesel-electric. Electric locomotives take in electricity via an overhead wire or a third rail that carries this electricity which is then in turn used to power electrical motors on the axles of the locomotive to move the train. Diesel-electric is identical, but electricity is not directly supplied. The locomotive is fueled with diesel which powers a large diesel engine that drives a generator that in turn drives electric motors on the axles of the locomotive. Think of it as a hybrid. An on-board generator that powers on-board electric motors.