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It is mainly for transportation, especially over longer distances, that higher voltages are used. At higher voltages, less current is required - and power losses are proportional to the square of the current.

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What is the stages of electricity production in a coal fired power station?

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.


What is a geothermal power plant?

A geo thermal power plant uses the heat provided deep below the earths surface combined with water to create super heated steam, which then powers a turbine to produce electricity.Geothermal plant is a power plant using thermal energy from underground to boil the water and pass through turbine producing electricity.


What and where is India's largest hydroelectric power plant?

India's largest hydroelectric power plant is the Bhakra Nangal Dam, located on the Sutlej River in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. The plant has an installed capacity of 1,325 megawatts (MW) and is a key contributor to the country's electricity supply. Commissioned in the late 1960s, it plays a crucial role in irrigation and flood control in addition to power generation.


Builder of the first power station?

The first power station was built in Craigside England in 1868. This power station was built by Lord Armstrong. This was not a public power station.


What is the difference between a nuclear power station and coal fired power station?

The difference is in the name; nuclear power plants produce electricity via a nuclear reaction producing head to turn a turbine, whereas coal fired power plants burn coal to produce the same efffect.

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How is electricity produced by a Hydroelectricity?

electricity is produced by the power of falling water. This power drives the turbines the hydro power plant is equipped with. This turbine is connected to a electrical device producing electricity.


How electricity is produced in a power plant?

In 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.


How is power plant production measured?

Power plant output is measured in units of kWh. A watt is a unit of energy over time. Watts are actually just Joules / sec. You can see that the energy produced by a power plant can be measured by taking the product of the watts produced and time.


What are the factories called that process electricity?

electricity is made in a power plant.


Do battery-driven cars cause pollution?

Depends on where you get the electricity to recharge the batteries. If the electricity is produced in a hydro-electric plant then there is almost no pollution. If the electricity comes from a nuclear power plant then you have nuclear waste. If the electricity comes from a coal-fired plant that you do have pollution from the burning of coal.


What houses make electricity into co2?

There are NO houses that make electricity into CO2. Electrical equipment has no CO2 outlet. The CO2 is produced at the power plant that supplies the house, so when you plug in a kettle, for example, the generator at the power plant works a tiny bit harder and produces more CO2. The CO2 produced is closely matched with the power that is generated there.


What is power plant nuclear power used for?

Nuclear power from a power plant is used to generate electricity. The heat produced by nuclear reactions is used to produce steam, which drives turbines connected to generators that produce electricity. This electricity is then distributed to homes, businesses, and industries for various uses.


Does electricity flow back to power plant?

Electricity does flow back to the power plant. This electricity is what forms the circuit needed to actually deliver the electricity to you when you need it.


How much electricity is produced by nuclear power?

1.7% of Pakistan electricity is produced by nuclear power stations


What is produced at a power station?

Electricity


What is the uses of power plant?

A power plant is designed to produce electricity.


What is power plant?

a power plant is a factory that produces lots of electricity. It might even produce electricity to your whole state