How does a Coal Power station produce electricity?

Answer 1

An electrical power station has alternators that convert mechanical energy into electromotive force. They are usually driven by steam turbines of a two stage design. The steam is generated in boilers heated by burning pulverized coal, natural gas or a nuclear reactor. Where more power is needed or space is limited, gas turbines directly drive the alternators. This is a quick short answer, but perhaps good enough.Answeralternators are used to convert things like coal or gas (mechanical energy) to electro motive force which is the voltage produced by an electric battery or generator.ANSWER : in many power stations, fossil fuels are burnt. the energy is used to heat water and turn it to steam.the steam is forced through turbines making them turn around to power the huge generators. these are large magnets inside massive coils of wire. a moving magnet inside a coil of wire creates electricity (an electrical current)the electricity flows along the cables into the national grid

Answer 2

A fossil fuel power plant (FFPP) (also known as steam electric power plant in the US, thermal power plant in Asia, or power station in the UK) is an energy conversion center designed on a large scale for continuous operation. Just as a battery converts relatively small amounts of chemical energy into electricity for temporary or intermittent use, the FFPP converts the energy stored in fossil fuels such as coal, oil, or natural gas successively into thermal energy, mechanical energy, and finally electric energy for continuous use and distribution across a wide geographic area. Usually, the coal is utilized to convert water into steam in boilers (thermal energy). coal is pulverized into fine powder for proper combustion and then it is feed to boiler for steam generation The steam is then used to drive steam turbines (mechanical energy). The turbine shaft is coupled to a generator shaft which generates electricity.

Answer 3

Burning 1. The coal is brought to the bottom of the plant into a burning room. Here, coal is coal lit and burned to create large fires. As coal burns off, more is added to produce electricity. During peak hours, coal is constantly burned, but during nonpeak hours, mostly at night, coal may not be burned. Water Tank 2. The fire created by the coal heats a large water tank. The water eventually boils and turns to steam. The steam created travels through an intricate piping system throughout the plant. The smoke and debris from the coal burning travels straight up the plant's smokestack. Cleaning Coal 3. The smokestacks have built-in cleaning tools known as "scrubbers." The scrubbers help eliminate most of the harmful air pollutants and CO2 that are produced when coal is burned off. The rest of the smoke is released into the air (i.e., the smoke seen when driving by a power plant). Steam Power 4. The steam that travels through the pipes becomes high pressured as the pipes get smaller and smaller. That high pressured steam is shot out directly at a spinning turbine. The turbine is connected to a power generator using huge rods. As the generator spins, two internal magnets cross over wires to create electricity. The electricity leaves the generator and travels through power lines and out into the power grid.

Answer 4

The stations letting CO2 gas out to the atmosphere to act as a blanket or a green house so this makes our earth warmer and this stations damage our plants and animals.

Answer 5

Coal is burnt to make steam the steam is used to turn turbines and the turbines are connected to generators.

Answer 6

it works by you cooking your own poo in the oven mixed in with some chicken you then use the energy from the poo to heat up your house and you also have your dinner chicken

Answer 7

in all power plants, energy is transferred into rotational kinetic energy that turns the generator's turbine. Generator produces electricity by the mean of electromagnetic induction

Answer 8

Thermal Power Plant