Power Generation/Introduction/Intro

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Electrical power at work can be seen everywhere you go. In your home, office, entertainment areas and so forth. How is electrical power generated?

This is the first of 8 lectures that will discuss how power stations are used to generate electrical power. After this brief introduction, we look at the 5 (five) different kinds of electric power generating stations.

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This lesson is an Introduction to electrical power generation. By the end of this lesson, the student is expected to be comfortable with the following:

  • Definition of electric energy
  • Definition of Calorie
  • Energy relationships
  • Calorific values
  • Different sources of energy
  • Electrical energy generation arrangement
  • Basic power station design considerations