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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
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Figure 4. Solar thermal power plant
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Figure 5. Nuclear power plant
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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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