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Energy and its transformation (Non-conventional electric power plan…
Energy and its transformation
Energy sources
household uses
The operating of electrical appliances, hot water sistems.....
industrial uses
The operating of factories and companies
clasification
By environmental impact
Pollutants
Clean or non-poluting
By use in each country
conventional
non-conventional
by aviality in natue for regenaration
Non-renewable
Renewable
by origin
primary
secondary
electricity
It can be easily transformed and tranported long distances
electric power plants
How an electric power plant works
the turbine converts mechanical energy into the rotating momement of a sharp
An alternator has a fixed part, called a stator, and a moving part, called arotor that its conected to the turbine sharp
Transport and distribution of electrical energy
Electncity cannot be stored; therefore, it must be transported to consumption centres This transport involves several processes
Conventional electric power plant
Hydroelectric power plants
This type of power plant uses the potential energy provided by the height of the stored water in a dam, converting it mto cinetic energy.This energy moves the blades of the turbine
Fossil fuel thermal power plants
At this type of power plant, water is heated in a boiler by the heat
generated from the combustion of a fossil fuel, usually natural gas or coal
Nuclear power plants
This type of plant includes a nuclear fission reactor that produces thepressunsed steam needed to move the turbme rotor.
Uranium ts the main fuel used
How it works ??
The turbine converts mechanical energy into the rotating movement of a shaft. An alternator has a fixed part, called a stator, and a moving part,called a rotor, connected to the turbine shaft
Non-conventional electric power plan
Geothermal power plants
These plants use the heat found at deep levels in the earth. This heat may reach the surface in the form of steam, gases or hot water.
Biomass thermal power plants
Biomass consists of all organic compounds that are produced through
Wind power plants and wind farms
These power plants use the kinetic energy uf the wind to move the blades of a rotor at the top of a tower, this is referred to as the wind turbine
Solar power plants
These plants use the energy from the sun. There are two main types of instaflations: photo-thermal and photovoltaic power plants
Ocean power plants
These power plants use the energy from the seas and the oceans. The
concept is to use three types of energy from the sea
The mechanical energy from the waves
The energy from the ocean's thermal gradient.
The mechanical energy from the tides.
