Illustrated Glossary: Power Generation Plants
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A power generation plant is a facility designed to produce electric
energy from another form of energy, such as:
Figure 1. Power Generation Plant to transmission line
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- Heat (thermal) energy generated from:
- fossil fuels;
- coal
- petroleum
- natural gas
- solar thermal energy
- geothermal energy
- nuclear energy
- Potential energy from falling water in a hydroelectric facility
- Wind energy
- Solar electric from solar (photovoltaic) cells
- Chemical energy from:
There
are many different types of electric power generating plants. The major types generating electric power today are shown
below.
Figure 2. Fossil fuel power plant
Figure 3. Hydroelectric power plant
Figure 4. Solar thermal power plant
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Figure 5. Nuclear power plant
Figure 6. Geothermal power plant
Figure 7. Wind power towers
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Additional information:
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The Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook, Shoemaker, T.
M., Mack, J. E., Tenth Edition 2002, McGraw-Hill.
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