Power station

Power station

Subclass of	energy generating station, facility, building
Product or material produced	electrical energy

A power station, dem sanso refer to am as a power plant den sometimes generating station anaa generating plant, be an industrial facility for de generation of electric power. Power stations be generally connected to an electrical grid.

Chaw power stations contain one anaa more generators, rotating machine wey dey convert mechanical power into three-phase electric power. De relative motion between a magnetic field wey a conductor dey create an electric current.

De energy source dem harness to turn de generator dey vary widely. Chaw power stations insyd de world burn fossil fuels such as coal, oil, den natural gas to generate electricity. Low-carbon power sources dey include nuclear power, den use of renewables such as solar, wind, geothermal, den hydroelectric.

History

Insyd early 1871 na Belgian inventor Zénobe Gramme invent a generator powerful enough to produce power on a commercial scale for industry.

Insyd 1878, na a hydroelectric power station be designed den built by William, Lord Armstrong at Cragside, England. E use water from lakes on ein estate to power Siemens dynamos. Na de electricity supply power to lights, heating, produce hot water, run an elevator as well as labor-saving devices den farm buildings.

Modular block overview of chaw types of power stations. Dashed lines dey show special additions like combined cycle den cogeneration anaa optional storage.

External links

• Identification System for Power Stations (KKS)
• Database of carbon emissions of power plants worldwide (Carbon Monitoring For Action: CARMA)
• Net vs Gross Output Measurement Archived from the original (pdf) on 21 October 2012
• Measuring power generation Archived from the original (pdf) on 2 October 2012