ENERGY CONVERSION/MOTORS/GENERATORS Flashcards
equivalent of or capacity of doing work
Energy
transformation of energy from one form to another. Energy in the forms provided by nature that can be used such as electricity.
Energy conversion
Two General Methods of Energy Conversions
- Direct Energy Conversion
- Dynamic Energy Conversion
Static without mechanical motion
Direct energy conversion
With Mechanical Motion
Dynamic energy conversion
somestimes called static energy-conversion devices. Most of these energy converters use electrons as their working fluid.
Direct energy-conversion devices
changes chemical energy directly into an electric current.
Electrochemical Cell
converts sun light into electricity
Solar cell
drives electrons across a potential difference at a semiconductor juction.
Radiant energy
used junctions formed by coating selenium (a semiconductor) with an extremely thin layer of gold.
Genuine solar cell
is often used interchangeably with photovoltaic cell, photocell, or photoelectric cell.
Solar cell
(seedback effect) are devices that convert heat directly into electricity.
Thermoelectric generators
generated when electrons are driven by thermal energy across a potential difference at the junction of two conductors made of dissimilar materials.
Electric current
junction of two conductors made of dissimilar materials.
Thermocouple
generate electricity when subjected to mechanical pressure.
Piezoelectric devices
electrochemical producer of electricity. continuous operations is achved by feeding fuel(hydrogen) and an oxidizer(oxygen) to the cell and removing the reaction products.
Fuel cell
direct energy converter with considerble potential. produces electricity directly from a high temperature, high pressure electrically conductive fluid (usually an ionized gas) moving through a strong magnetic field.
Magnetohydrodynamic
the terminal voltage of the battery with no load connection.
Open circuit voltage
the terminal voltage of the battery with load connection.
Operating voltage
the capacity of the battery which tells us how long the battery can supply a given load.
Ampere hour
when batteries are kept, the length of time under a specified condition that the battery retains its usability.
Shell life
cell cannot be recharged, cannot restore chemical reaction, whose chemical reaction is not reversible.
Primary cell
cell that can be recharged, can restore chemical reaction, whose chemical reaction is reversible.
Secondary cell
cell that have a very long shelf life.
Reserve cell or battery
mechanical rotating machine that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy or vice versa.
Dynamo