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Methods of producing electricity, Hydroelectric power, Fossil fuel power…
Methods of producing electricity
electromagnetism inside a generator
steam power (boiled water)
wind power (windmills)
water power (dams,waves,tides)
photovoltaic cells
other methods
nuclear fission
solar furnaces
fossil fuels
biomass
geothermal energy
Hydroelectric power
turbine which turns water
generator produces current
transformer converts current
dam holds water into reservoir
control gate opens
water into penstock
pumped storage plants
two reservoirs
same water reused
tidal hydroelectric plants
power of tides in the dams
wave power plants
energy form rise and falls of waves
falling water into electricity
Fossil fuel power station
coal,oil or gas burned
water boils
high-pressure steam piped
blades rotate drive shaft
low pressure steam
steam stored in the generator
steam condenses into water
fumes channeled in the turbine
Nuclear power station (nuclear reactor)
nuclear fission
huge amount of heat
uranium dioxide as fuel
fuel stored into fuel rods
uranium atoms release neutrons
atoms split (more neutrons)
neutrons split again