Electricity Generation

Electricity
• Electricity is the set of physical phenomena
associated with the presence and flow of electric
charge.

• Electricity gives a wide variety of well-known effects,

such as lightning, static electricity, electromagnetic
induction and electrical current.

• Electricity permits the creation and reception of

electromagnetic radiation such as radio waves.

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Electricity Generation
• Electricity generation is the process of generating
electrical power from sources of primary energy.

• Electricity is most often generated at a power

station by electromechanical generators, primarily
driven by heat engines fueled by chemical
combustion or nuclear fission.

• Other means such as the kinetic energy of flowing

water, wind, solar photovoltaics and geothermal
power can also be utilized.

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Methods of Electricity Generation

• Static electricity
– From the physical separation and transport of charge
(example: lightning)

• Electromagnetic induction:
– An electrical generator, dynamo or alternator
transforms kinetic energy (energy of motion) into
electricity.
– The most used form for generating electricity and is
based on Faraday's law.
– Can be experimented by simply rotating a magnet
within closed loops of a conducting material (e.g.
copper wire)

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• Electrochemistry:
– The direct transformation of chemical energy into
electricity, as in a battery, fuel cell or nerve impulse

• Photoelectric effect:
– The transformation of light into electrical energy, as in
solar cells

• Thermoelectric effect:
– The direct conversion of temperature differences to
electricity, as in thermocouples, thermopiles, and
thermionic converters.

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• Piezoelectric effect:
– From the mechanical strain of electrically anisotropic
molecules or crystals.

• Nuclear transformation:
– The creation and acceleration of charged particles
(example: alpha particle emission)

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Turbines
• All turbines are driven by a fluid acting as an
intermediate energy carrier.

• Sources:
– Steam: Water can be boiled by
• Nuclear Fission
• Burning of Fossil Fuels
• Renewables
– Biomass
– Solar Thermal Energy
– Geothermal Power
– Renewable sources
• Water
• Wind
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POWER STATIONS

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Coal Power Plant

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Gas-Fired Power Station
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Oil Power Station

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Hydroelectric Power Station

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Marine Turbines
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Nuclear Power Plant

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Solar Power Station

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