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Background
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Background1. What electricity is used for:
Heating, cooking, cooling, light, sound, computers, communication, entertainment…
2. Distribution grid: Our focus
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Power Plants – Power StationsTypical Operation
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1. Fuel is used to produce heat energy2. Water is heated and boiled to steam3. High pressure steam enters and spins turbines
(Turbines convert steam into mechanical energy)4. Turbines turn electrical generator (electricity is created)5. Electricity is transmitted via cables through power grid
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Alternative Operation
1. Alternative energy source (e.g. water, wind) spins turbines
2. Turbines turn electrical generator3. Electricity is transmitted via cables through power grid
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Types of Power Stations – Non-renewable
1. Fossil Fuel Power Plant – Coal a. Prime mover is steam turbine b. Flue gas exhausted to atmospherec. Waste heat released to atmosphere – cooling towers
2nd law of thermodynamics – not all heat can be converted into mechanical form to do work, some heat will be wasted
A power plant cannot be 100% efficient
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1. Fossil Fuel Power Plant – Coal (cont.)
Waste Heat
Flue
Types of Power Stations – Non-renewable
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2. Fossil Fuel Power Plant – Petroleum and Natural Gas Prime mover is gas turbine
Types of Power Stations – Non-renewable
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Waste heat (options):
a. Cooling Towers: Released to atmosphere
b. Combined Cycle: Recycled in secondary boiler
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PRIMARY LOOP3. Nuclear Power Plant
4. Steam spins turbine
5. Electricity generated to grid
6. Cooling water from outside source; gets hot as it condenses steam
7. Released in cooling tower1. Closed-loop reactor
2. Control rods inserted to decrease chain reaction (control rods absorb neutrons, which slows reaction)
3. Heated reactor water boils secondary loop of water in boiler (steam generator)
SECONDARY LOOPTERTIARY LOOP
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Containment StructureReactorBoiler
3. Nuclear Power Plant (continued)
Steam TurbineGeneratorCondenser
Cooling Tower
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Power Plants – Power StationsTypes of Power Stations – Renewable Energy
1. Solar Power Planta. Total solar energy absorbed by earth in 1 hour is more
than world uses in a yearb. 1 year of solar energy is as much as twice the amount of
energy derived from all non-renewables on Earthc. All renewables (except geothermal) derive energy from the
Sun (e.g., wind, biomass, hydro, wave…)d. Sun’s warmth and light
a. Passive collection – capturing warmth and light through design
b. Active collection – using technology to transform solar energy into electricity
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1. Solar Power Plant – PASSIVE COLLECTIONa. Architecture – designing structures
1) Face buildings south2) Solar water heating
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1. Solar Power Plant – PASSIVE COLLECTION (cont.) b. Agriculture – growing food
1) Fruit walls (trap heat and accelerate ripening)2) Timed planting cycles3) Drying chicken manure4) Greenhouses
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Power Plants – Power StationsTypes of Power Stations – Renewable Energy
1. Solar Power Plant – PASSIVE COLLECTION (cont.) c. Other Uses
1) Water treatment – UV filter2) Cooking – focuses heat directly or creates steam
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Power Plants – Power StationsTypes of Power Stations – Renewable Energy
1. Solar Power Plant – ACTIVE COLLECTION a. Photovoltaics (PV)
Photovoltaic Effect – converts light into electric current• 1880s – first solar cell• 1958 – first significant application – Vanguard I satellite• 1960s – PV established power source for satellites
Hamau Solar Park, Germany
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1. Solar Power Plant – ACTIVE COLLECTION (cont.) b. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Use lenses, mirrors, trackers to focus large area of sunlight into small beam
• Solar troughs – most cost-effective• Parabolic reflector – most efficient
Power Plants – Power StationsTypes of Power Stations – Renewable Energy
1. Solar Power Plant – ACTIVE COLLECTION (cont.)c. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
• Solar tower – traps heat, creates steam for turbines• Solar updraft tower – combines chimney, greenhouse,
wind turbine
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2. Wind Power Planta. Sun influences weather processes that create windb. Converts wind energy into electricity using turbinesc. History
1) >5,500 yrs ago – sailboats and natural ventilation2) 600s, Afghanistan – vertical shaft mills grind grain3) 1100s, Europe – horizontal shaft mills grind wheat4) U.S. – used for irrigation
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2. Wind Power Plant (cont.)1) Blades – propellers mounted on masts are pitched (angled) 2) Gear Box – connects low-speed shaft to high-speed shaft
to increase rpm from ~50 to ~12003) Generator – converts mechanical energy of high-speed
shaft to electrical energy
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Mast
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3. Hydroelectric Power Planta. Gravitational force of falling water converted into
electricity using turbinesb. History
1) >2000 yrs ago, Rome and Greece – grinding wheat into flour
2) 1700/1800s – powered textile and industrial mills3) 1882, Wisconsin – first hydroelectric plant
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3. Hydroelectric Power Plant (cont.)1) Dam stores water in reservoir
Energy generation depends on head – height difference from top of reservoir to top of river – and volume
2) Spillway releases excess water3) Gate releases dam water into penstock – screen prevents
objects from damaging turbines4) Penstock is piping – pressure of water increases
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3. Hydroelectric Power Plant (cont.)
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3. Hydroelectric Power Plant (cont.)
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4. Geothermal Power Planta. Harnessing energy generated from heat stored in Earthb. History
1) Hot springs used for centuries for bathing and heating2) 1911, Italy – world’s first and only plant until 1958
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4. Geothermal Power Plant (cont.)1) Steam or hot water pumped from underground to turn turbines2) Waste steam/water returned to ground or reused
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5. Tidal Power Plants
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6. Wave Power Plants – 2 types
Linear Generator