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The water, held under high pressure to keep it from boiling, produces steam by transferring heat to a secondary source of water. The steam is used to generate electricity. Cooling water from the river condenses the steam back into water. The river water is either discharged directly back to the river or cooled in the towers and reused in the plant.
The efficiency of a conventional steam–electric power plant, defined as energy produced by the plant divided by the heating value of the fuel consumed by it, is typically 33 to 48%, limited as all heat engines are by the laws of thermodynamics (See: Carnot cycle). The rest of the energy must leave the plant in the form of heat.
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A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy. [1]
As of 2022, most supercritical power plants adopt a steam inlet pressure of 24.1 MPa and inlet temperature between 538°C and 566°C, which results in plant efficiency of 40%. However, if pressure is further increased to 31 MPa the power plant is referred to as ultra-supercritical, and one can increase the steam inlet temperature to 600°C ...
This diagram shows a simplified version of the process tidal stream generators go through to convert kinetic energy from the current into electricity. French Ce schéma montre une version simplifiée d'un générateur à force marémotrice qui convertit l'énergie cinétique du courant en électricité.
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Bahasa Indonesia: Diagram skematik pembangkit listrik tenaga air (PLTA) English : Schematic diagram of Hydroelectric power plant Español : Recorrido del agua dentro de una central hidroeléctrica