Module 1.0: Power and Energy Sources 1 Flashcards
IDENTIFICATION
is a scalar quantity whose SI unit is Joule.
Energy
The energy in motion is known
Kinetic Energy
This is the energy stored in an object and is measured by the amount of work done.
Potential Energy
It is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy that is the energy associated with the motion & the position of an object.
Mechanical Energy
is stored in a chemical substance in between the bonds of atoms in compounds.
Chemical Energy
is the power an atom’s charged particles have to cause an action or move an object.
Electrical Energy
is one that can be used repeatedly and does not run out because it is naturally replaced.
Renewable Resource
is the energy of the sun that’s collected by solar panels and then generated into electricity.
Solar Energy
The whole idea around this phenomenon is to use the power of the wind to launch and turn large wind turbines that will power up the generator and create electricity.
Wind Energy
is sustainable power created inside the ground we are walking on.
Geothermal Energy
generates electricity from flowing water using turbines and other devices. It’s renewable and can be generated from rivers or manmade installations.
Hydroelectric Energy
two-thirds of water’s chemical construction is this element. It can be used as a fuel that will generate electricity if it gets separated from other elements.
Hydrogen Energy
It is based on kinetic energy that follows incoming and outgoing tides that are converted into electrical energy.
Tidal and Wave Energy
The whole process is based on burning biomass materials in a combustor or furnace, which will produce hot gas. Then, that gas goes into a boiler that will generate steam, which will be expanded by the steam engine in order to produce usable energy.
Biomass or Biofuel Energy
referring to the coal, natural gas, and oil. These are the main sources of power in most
parts of the world.
Fossil Fuel
generate power by converting the force of water to turn large generators.
Hydroelectric Power Plants
This energy source uses naturally occurring radioactive material. Usually, uranium is manufactured into fuel rods for nuclear reactors.
Nuclear Energy
A type of hydroelectric power plant that uses a store of
river water from a dam in a reservoir. When water is released from the reservoir, it flows through a turbine which generates motion. This turning motion activates a generator to produce electricity.
Impoundment Power Plant
similar to an Impoundment facility, but may not need the use of a dam, but works by channeling a portion of a river through a canal or a penstock.
Diversion Power Plant
stores its energy by pumping water uphill to a reservoir at a higher elevation.
Pumped Storage Power Plant
generate electricity by converting heat into electricity, essentially by burning a fuel.
Thermal Power Plants
uses reactors heat to turn water into steam. The steam is then sent through a turbine, which, as we’ve already learned, generates movement of a generator, which in turn generates electricity.
Nuclear Power Plants
works in much the same way, but instead of a nuclear reactor heating water to make steam, the heat from the burning coal powers a steam turbine.
Coal Power Plant
generate electricity by burning natural gas as their fuel.
Natural Gas Power Plant
is essentially a heat exchanger, in which the hot gases boil pre heated water into steam. The steam then expands through a turbine, generating electricity. Once the steam has passed through, it condenses and is recycled through.
Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG)
This type of plant uses the suns energy to convert into electricity. This is achieved by using Photovoltaic, or PV panels, made up from a number of semiconductor cells that release electrons when they are warmed by the thermal energy of the sun.
Solar Power Plant
get their energy from the wind by connecting a generator to the blades. The rotational movement of the blades caused by the wind, powers a generator.
Wind Power Plant / Wind Turbines
This type of power plant is used for small-scale production of electric power. They are installed in places where there is no easy availability of alternative power sources and are mainly used as a backup for uninterrupted power supply whenever there are outages.
Diesel Power Plant
They essentially work the same as a coal or nuclear power plant, the main difference being the heat source. With geothermal, the Earth’s heat replaces the boiler of a coal plant or the reactor of a nuclear plant.
Geothermal Power Plant
