Today, electric is very crucial for our life. In addition, there are so many tools in our house that using the electric in order to function. But, do you know how the electricity is create ? Well, let’s find out.
There are a number of ways to produce electricity, the most common commercial way being the use of a synchronous generator driven by a rotating turbine. The combination is called a turbine-generator. The most common types of turbine generators are those where a fossil fuel is burned in a boiler to produce heat to convert water to steam which drives a turbine.The turbine is attached (coupled) to the rotating shaft (armature or rotor) of a synchronous generator where the rotational energy is transformed to electrical energy. In addition to the use of fossil fuels to produce the heat required to change the water to steam, there are turbine generators which rely on the fission of nuclear fuel to produce the heat.
Other types of synchronous generators are those where the turbines are driven by moving water (hydro turbines) and gas turbines which are turned by the exhaust of a fuel burned in a chamber containing compressed air. For each type system, there are many variations incorporated in the power plant in order to improve the efficiency of the process. Typically, more than one these generating facilities were built at the same site to take advantage of common infrastructure facilities, that is, fuel-delivery systems, water sources and convenient points to connect to the delivery system. So, are you ready to make your own electric energy ?
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