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Energy Sources - Coggle Diagram
Energy Sources
Renewable
Solar energy
Solar energy is a renewable source of energy. There are technologies that convert the sun's light to an energy. There are two types of technologies that convert solar energy. They are solar photovoltaics and solar thermal. Solar photovoltaic converts the sunshine to eletricity. They use semi conductors. Semi conductors are used to conduct electricity. It works as the temperature goes up.
Wind power
Wind power is a renewable source of energy. Wind power is generated by the wind. How it works is that there is a a large windmill called a wind turbine. The wind turbines generate the electricity. The blade of the wind turbines are between 115 and 148 feet tall. How the wind turbines works is that the wind turns the sins on the wind turbines. There is a shaft inside the blades so as the blades spins the shaft inside spins. The shaft is connected to a lot of materials which causes a small shaft to move at a higher speed. The small shaft controls the generator that produces electricity.
Biomass
Biomass energy is a renewable energy source. It is generated from living organism or organisms that lived once. One way we can convert biomass into energy is by the process called Pyrolysis. How it works is that the organic waste is heated at a high temperature with no oxygen. There is not oxygen that means that the organic waste does not go in flames. It instead the chemical compounds decay to three different forms. The three forms are bio oil, bio-char, and a syn gas. Bio oil is a liquid. Bio-char is a solid. Syngas is a fuel of the mixture of gas.
Hydropower
Hydro power is a renewable energy because it converts energy from natural water to electricity. It is renewable because water is renewed by the sun. We produce electricity for Hydro power by using generators and turbine. How it works is that the energy of the water moving spins the turbine. the turbine is connected to the generator so the generator produces electricity when the turbine spins around. Dams help this process. How it works is that Dams are barriers on a river. It helps controls the flow of the river. When water is flowing down the impact for the damn helps to spin the turbine faster.
Flow
Tidal power is flow. Tides are the rising and falling of the oceans of Earth which is caused by a pulling force. Tidal energy is created by the tides in the ocean. One way we can harness tidal energy is by tidal barrages. A tidal barrage is a process. How it works is when the tide is high it goes and fills a reservoir. A reservoir is an artificial or natural place where water is collected and stored for future use. When the tide goes down the water goes out . The movement of the water can spine the blades of the turbine which creates electricity.
Geothermal energy is flow. When we use the heat from the earth to create electricity it is called geothermal energy. Geothermal energy can be used by power plants to create the electricity. A power plants produces electricity. How it works is that the power plant takes boiling water between one or two miles down the earth's surface. The steam from the hot water can activate the generator. That is called a dry steam power plant. Another power plant called flash steam power plant can use the pressure from underneath the earth to create steam which activates the generator. To produce electricity.
Wave power is flow. How it works is that the wave energy can be harnessed in the sea. The waves reach the shore which is used as a piston to push the air up and down a pipe. The strong force of the air that is being pushed turns the blades of the turbine. The turbine is connected to the generator which produces the electricity.
Nonrenewable
Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels is a nonrenewable source of energy. Fossil fuels are found underneath the earth's surface. Oil, gas, and coal are considered as fossil fuels. How it works as when we burn oil coal and gas it to heat water into steam which spins a turbine. Inside the turbine there are magnets. So as the turbine spins the magnets function to produce electricity.
Natural Gas
Natural gas is a nonrenewable source of energy. Natural gas is found below the surface of the earth. How it works at the natural gas is burned into a turbine. The heat of the burning is used to heat water which produces steam. Then the steam causes turbine and generator to spin which creates electricity.
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy is a nonrenewable source of energy. Uranium is found by digger underground who are mining. How it works is that the atoms of the uranium split up which releases energy. This process is called nuclear fission. The energy from the atoms heats the uranium. Which boils water and that creates steam. The steam spins the blades of the turbine which spins the generator. That creates electricity.